Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality are rising in the United States. Non-Hispanic Black
women are at highest risk for these outcomes compared to those of other race/ethnicities …

There is no denying that racial inequities in health care continue to afflict citizens of the
United States; the rates at which the severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus 2 …

Background One in nine US infants is born before 37 weeks' gestation, incurring medical
costs 10 times higher than full‐term infants. One in three infants is born by cesarean; …

Purpose Women of color in the United States, particularly in high-poverty neighborhoods,
experience high rates of poor birth outcomes, including cesarean section, preterm birth, low …

Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess perspectives of racially/ethnically diverse, low-
income pregnant women on how doula services (nonmedical maternal support) may …

Introduction Although home-visiting programs typically engage families during pregnancy,
few studies have examined maternal and child health outcomes during the antenatal and …

Background This evaluation of doula care emerges at a time when maternal mortality in the
US outranks every country in the developed world. Study objectives were to: 1) examine …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to learn from doulas the components of their services that
might best serve low-income, African American (AA) women and to show the significance of …

Problem & background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, policies have
been implemented to limit interpersonal contact in clinical and community settings. The …

Background Despite the tenets of rights‐based, person‐centered maternity care, racialized
groups, low‐income people, and people who receive Medicaid insurance in the United …