As of the end of January 2021, there have been more than 26,000,000 infections and more
than 435,000 deaths attributable to COVID-19. 1 Unfortunately, racial and ethnic minorities …

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the well-being of vulnerable
populations in the US, including Black people. The impact on pregnant women is of special …

Aim To examine factors that influence intrapartum health outcomes among Black
childbearing persons, including cisgender women, transmasculine and gender‐diverse …

The COVID-19 pandemic created a massive shift in health care systems, including within
pregnancy and birth care. To explore how experiences of pregnancy and birth were …

PURPOSE We undertook a study to assess whether presence of community support
persons (CSPs), with no hospital affiliation or alignment, mitigates acts of obstetric racism …

Aims To explore the experiences of care for pregnant and birthing people, and the nurses
who cared for them, during the COVID‐19 pandemic, with special emphasis on the impact of …

Introduction Quality perinatal care is recognized as an important birth process and outcome.
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, quality of perinatal care was …

The authors offer insights into the racial disparities in birth outcomes during COVID-19
pandemic and look at how the use of the services of community-based doulas can improve …

Background The COVID pandemic exposed many inadequacies in the maternity care
system in the United States. Maternity care protocols put in place during this crisis often did …

Background It has been hypothesized that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic may have changed the conduct of obstetric practices at the time of labor, delivery …