Background Racism constitutes a barrier towards achieving equitable healthcare as
documented in research showing unequal processes of delivering, accessing, and receiving …

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 …

Rationale Preterm birth and other poor birth outcomes disproportionately affect women of
color. Emerging evidence suggests that socially-driven issues such as disrespect, abuse …

Background Perinatal quality improvement lacks valid tools to measure adverse hospital
experiences disproportionately impacting Black mothers and birthing people. Measuring …

OBJECTIVE: To examine within-hospital racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal
morbidity rates and determine whether they are associated with differences in types of …

Purpose The purpose of this report from the field is to describe the process by which an
multidisciplinary workgroup, selected by the CDC Foundation in partnership with maternal …

Delaying routine health care has been prevalent during the COIVD-19 pandemic. Macro-
level data from this period reveals that US patients under-utilized routine health care …

Abstract Aim We assess American cultural beliefs about labor pain and labor pain
management, including stereotypical and disparate beliefs about labor pain of women from …

An ever-increasing body of work within HCI investigates questions of around “Women's
Health” with the aim to disrupt the status quo of defaulting to an implicit norm of cis-male …

Background In the US, a wide body of evidence has documented significant racial-ethnic
disparities in women's health, and growing attention has focused on discrimination in health …