SMFM Special Report: Putting the 'M' back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action
| Autor: | Alan T.N. Tita, Joses Jain, William A. Grobman, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Mark P. Hehir, Aaron B. Caughey, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Elizabeth Howell, Laura E. Riley, Methodius G. Tuuli, Judette Louis, Lorene A. Temming, George R. Saade, Mary E. D'Alton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Population Ethnic group 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Research Support as Topic Ethnicity medicine Humans Maternal Health Services 030212 general & internal medicine Healthcare Disparities education Minority Groups education.field_of_study 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine biology business.industry Public health Mortality rate Racial Groups Obstetrics and Gynecology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Quality Improvement United States Health equity Call to action Obstetrics Pregnancy Complications Atlanta Maternal Mortality Family Planning Services Family medicine Female Clinical Competence Health Services Research business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 218:B9-B17 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| Popis: | Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates are an important public health problem in the United States. Because racial and ethnic minorities are expected to comprise more than one-half of the US population by 2050, this issue needs to be addressed urgently. Research suggests that the drivers of health disparities occur at 3 levels: patient, provider, and system. Although we have recognized this issue and identified elements that contribute to it, knowledge must be converted into action to address it. In addition, despite available funding and databases, research directed towards understanding and reducing these disparities is lacking. This document summarizes findings of a workshop convened at the 2016 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 36th Annual Pregnancy meeting in Atlanta, GA, to review and make recommendations about immediate actions in clinical care and research that will serve to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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