Significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the
United States. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as …

Background For every maternal death, >100 women experience severe maternal morbidity,
which is a life-threatening diagnosis, or undergo a life-saving procedure during their delivery …

OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the literature on associations between social determinants of
health and pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in the United States and to highlight …

Drawing on the pioneering work of Janet, Freud, Sullivan, and Fairbairn and making
extensive use of recent literature, Elizabeth Howell develops a comprehensive model of the …

OBJECTIVE: To explore racial differences in reporting of early postpartum depressive symptoms.
To explore whether racial differences in early postpartum experience (such as mother's …

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 …

Significant racial/ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United
States. Black women are 3–4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as compared …

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 review, we …

Objectives. To better understand racial and ethnic disparities in US maternal mortality.
Methods. We analyzed 2016–2017 vital statistics mortality data with cause-of-death literals (actual …

Research has indicated that social support is a major buffer of postpartum depression. Yet
little is known concerning women’s perceptions on social support during the postpartum …