Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternity Care in the United States Put Mothers and Babies at Risk. Issue 5 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simpson, Kathleen Rice
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 43:Issue 5(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000456
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : There are dramatic differences in maternal and infant outcomes among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Some of these disparities are due to inequitable maternity care. Potential underlying causes and solutions are discussed.