In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

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 …

Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality are rising in the United States. Non-Hispanic Black
women are at highest risk for these outcomes compared to those of other race/ethnicities …

Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …

Aim To provide comprehensive evidence of the effect of interventions on early initiation,
exclusive, continued and any breastfeeding rates when delivered in five settings:(i) Health …

Background Epidemiological studies and meta‐analyses of predictive studies have
consistently demonstrated the importance of psychosocial and psychological variables as …

This article will argue that, rather than being objective and universal treatment appro-aches,
counseling and psychotherapy are indigenous/traditional (ie, cultural) healing methods of …

Objective: Stress in pregnancy predicts earlier birth and lower birth weight. The authors
investigated whether pregnancy-specific stress contributes uniquely to birth outcomes …

A new model for the care of women in the postpartum focuses on the development of life
skills that promote complete well‐being. The year following childbirth is a time of significant …

Objectives. We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black–White disparities in
preterm birth (PTB). Methods. We used the population-based California Maternal and Infant …