OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the literature on associations between social determinants of
health and pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in the United States and to highlight …

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 …

This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …

Background For decades, antenatal care in high-resource settings has involved 12–14 face-
to-face visits across pregnancy. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many care providers to …

Antenatal care is the care given to pregnant women in order to have a safe pregnancy and a
healthy baby. Antenatal care is an important determinant of high maternal mortality rate and …

Please see the website of author Thurka Sangaramoorthy for extra resources and material
related to this book, at thurkasangaramoorthy. com. Click on the book's cover and be sure to …

Background Antenatal care uptake is among the key indicators for monitoring the progress
of maternal outcomes. Early initiation of antenatal care facilitates the timely management …

Background Socioeconomic disparities in the use of prenatal care (PNC) exist even where
care is universally available and publicly funded. Few studies have sought the perspectives …

Background Maternal socioeconomic disparities strongly affect child health, particularly in
low and middle income countries. We assessed whether neonatal outcomes varied by …

Background Despite the potential of prenatal care for addressing many pregnancy
complications and concurrent health problems, non-western women in industrialized …