OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature documenting racial/ethnic
disparities in quality of care for infants in the NICU setting. DATA SOURCES …

Objective To inventory instruments assessing the process of shared decision making and
appraise their measurement quality, taking into account the methodological quality of their …

Background Recently WHO researchers described seven dimensions of mistreatment in
maternity care that have adverse impacts on quality and safety. Applying the WHO …

Globally, significant numbers of women report obstetric violence (OV) during childbirth. The
United Nations has identified OV as gendered violence. OV can be perpetrated by any …

Background Perinatal quality improvement lacks valid tools to measure adverse hospital
experiences disproportionately impacting Black mothers and birthing people. Measuring …

Background Several recent studies have attempted to measure the prevalence of disrespect
and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth in health facilities. Variations in reported …

Abstract Objective The Changing Childbirth in British Columbia study explored women's
preferences and experiences of maternity care, including women's role in decision-making …

Background Ensuring the right to respectful care for maternal and newborn health, a critical
dimension of quality and acceptability, requires meeting standards for Respectful Maternity …

Perinatal and neonatal nurses have a critical role to play in effectively addressing the
disproportionate prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes experienced by black …

Background: Severe maternal morbidity and mortality are worse in the United States than in
all similar countries, with the greatest effect on Black women. Emerging research suggests …