Understanding Perspectives of African American Medicaid-Insured Women on the Process of Perinatal Care: An Opportunity for Systems Improvement

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue , 2017, Pages 81-92

  Roman, Lee Anne ^a   Raffo, Jennifer E ^a   Dertz, Katherine ^a   Agee, Bonita ^b   Evans, Denise ^b   Penninga, Katherine ^c   Pierce, Tiffany ^c   Cunningham, Belinda ^b   VanderMeulen, Peggy ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^c Cherry Health   (United States)

Author keywords

African American pregnant women; Healthy start; Medicaid insured pregnant women; Perinatal system of care; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERINATAL CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RACISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85030159781     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2372-2     Document Type: Article

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