racial disparities

September 11, 2018

JAMA Pediatrics: Association of Race/Ethnicity With Very Preterm Neonatal Morbidities

Key Points: Question: Are there racial/ethnic disparities in very preterm neonatal morbidity? Findings: In this population-based cohort study of 582 297 very preterm birth infants, substantial disparities in necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, bronchopulmonary…

April 26, 2018

ACOG Green Journal Consensus Statement: Reduction of Peripartum Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Conceptual Framework and Maternal Safety Consensus Bundle

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in both perinatal outcomes and health care quality. For example, black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes and…