The purpose of the INTERGROWTH-21 st project was to develop international, prescriptive
standards for fetal growth assessed by ultrasound and fundal height, preterm postnatal …

Abstract In the United States, racial disparities in adverse maternal health outcomes remain
a pressing issue, with Black women experiencing a 3–4 times higher risk of maternal …

Purpose Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are substantial, but
little is known about whether these disparities are changing over time or the role of maternal …

Background Severe maternal morbidity–life-threatening childbirth complications–has more
than doubled in the United States over the past 15 years, affecting more than 50,000 women …

Background Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity are growing public health
concerns in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Severe …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations between the number of chronic conditions and
maternal race and ethnicity (race) with the risk of severe maternal morbidity. METHODS …

Rationale During the early 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, several US states had implemented
stay-in-place orders (SIPOs) with varying degrees of stringency which resulted in inter-state …

Black women are 3–4 times more likely to die from a pregnancy‐related complication and
twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity when compared to white women in …

Purpose: Birth doulas support pregnant people during the perinatal period. Evidence of
doulas' positive impacts on pregnancy and birth outcomes, particularly among underserved …

Background Maternal mortality is higher among Black than White people in the United
States. Whether Black-White disparities in maternal in-hospital mortality during the delivery …