Maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) is a significant problem in the USA, with about 700
maternal deaths every year and an estimated 50,000 “near misses.” Disparities in MMM by …

Despite appreciable improvement in the overall reduction of infant mortality in the United
States, black infants are twice as likely to die within the first year of life as white infants, even …

Despite long‐existing calls to address alarming racial/ethnic gaps in severe maternal
morbidity (SMM), research that considers the impact of intersecting social inequities on SMM …

Since the World Health Organization launched its commission on the social determinants of
health (SDOH) over a decade ago, a large body of research has proven that social …

Despite decades of investment and improvements in infant health in the United States,
efforts to ensure the health and well-being of birthing people, especially those from …

In the US, the non-Hispanic Black infant mortality rate exceeds the rate among non-Hispanic
Whites by more than two-fold. To explore factors underlying this persistent disparity, we …

Black birthing people are twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) as
their white counterparts. Structural racism provides a framework for understanding root …

In this ecological study, we examined the associations between state-level income
inequality and pregnancy-related mortality among non-Hispanic (NH) black and NH white …

Racial/ethnic disparities in maternal care exist, even as medicine continues to progress on
several aspects, medical care continues to fail countless women each year, particularly …

Significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United
States. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as …