Evidence‐based practice improves patient outcomes and healthcare system return on investment: Findings from a sco** review

L Connor, J Dean, M McNett… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence‐based practice and decision‐making have been consistently linked
to improved quality of care, patient safety, and many positive clinical outcomes in isolated …

Structural racism and adverse maternal health outcomes: a systematic review

EM Hailu, SR Maddali, JM Snowden, SL Carmichael… - Health & place, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, racial disparities in adverse maternal health outcomes remain
a pressing issue, with Black women experiencing a 3–4 times higher risk of maternal …

Maternal and infant health inequality: new evidence from linked administrative data

K Kennedy-Moulton, S Miller, P Persson… - 2022 - nber.org
We use linked administrative data that combines the universe of California birth records,
hospitalizations, and death records with parental income from Internal Revenue Service tax …

The inverse care law re-examined: a global perspective

R Cookson, T Doran, M Asaria, I Gupta, FP Mujica - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
An inverse care law persists in almost all low-income and middle-income countries, whereby
socially disadvantaged people receive less, and lower-quality, health care despite having …

Obstetric gaslighting and the denial of mothers' realities

P Fielding-Singh, A Dmowska - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Gaslighting is a type of abuse aimed at making victims question their sanity as well as the
veracity and legitimacy of their own perspectives and feelings. In this article, we show how …

Prioritizing maternal mental health in addressing morbidity and mortality

KL Wisner, C Murphy, MM Thomas - JAMA psychiatry, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The rate of maternal mortality in the United States is 2-fold to 3-fold greater than
that in other high-income countries. While many national initiatives have been developed to …

Perinatal Mental Health Care In The United States: An Overview Of Policies And Programs: Study examines perinatal mental health care policies and programs in the …

A Griffen, L McIntyre, JZ Belsito, J Burkhard… - Health …, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
In the United States, mental health conditions are the most common complications of
pregnancy and childbirth, and suicide and overdose combined are the leading cause of …

Obstetric racism and perceived quality of maternity care in Canada: Voices of Black women

PN Boakye, N Prendergast, B Bandari… - Women's …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Obstetric racism in healthcare encounters impact on access to quality maternal
healthcare for Black childbearing women yet remains underexplored in Canada …

[HTML][HTML] “They're gonna be there to advocate for me so I'm not by myself”: A qualitative analysis of Black women's motivations for seeking and experiences with …

S Arteaga, E Hubbard, J Arcara, A Cuentos… - Women and Birth, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Problem In the United States, Black women are disproportionately impacted by
inequities in maternal health. Background Community doula support may improve birth …

Structural racism, mass incarceration, and racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity

EM Hailu, CA Riddell, PT Bradshaw, J Ahern… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Racial and ethnic inequities in the criminal-legal system are an important
manifestation of structural racism. However, how these inequities may influence the risk of …