Racism, segregation, and inequality contribute to health outcomes and drive health
disparities across the life course, including for newborn infants and their families. In this …

Infants born very preterm (< 32 weeks gestation) are at increased risk for death, medical
complications, and neurodevelopmental sequelae. The World Health Organization defines …

Black women have higher rates of premature birth than other women in America. This
cannot be simply explained by economic factors, with poorer women lacking resources or …

Racial and ethnic disparities in women's health have existed for decades, despite efforts to
strengthen women's reproductive health access and utilization. Recent guidance by the …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature documenting racial/ethnic
disparities in quality of care for infants in the NICU setting. DATA SOURCES …

Importance Racial and ethnic minorities receive lower-quality health care than white non-
Hispanic individuals in the United States. Where minority infants receive care and the role …

Video Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Black preterm infants are more likely to
die than White preterm infants within the same NICU. Racism may lead to disparate quality …

Background The disproportionate burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic
minority communities has revealed glaring inequities. However, multivariate empirical …

Importance Severe morbidity in very preterm infants is associated with profound clinical
implications on development and life-course health. However, studies of racial/ethnic …

Importance Inequalities in preterm infant mortality exist between population subgroups
within the United States. Objective To characterize trends in preterm infant mortality by …