Site of delivery contribution to black-white severe maternal morbidity disparity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 143-152

  Howell, Elizabeth A ^a   Egorova, Natalia N ^a   Balbierz, Amy ^a   Zeitlin, Jennifer ^a,b   Hebert, Paul L ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; hospital; severe maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITAL; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982221211     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.007     Document Type: Article

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