ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2017
Anatomy of Good Prenatal Care: Perspectives of Low Income African-American Women on Barriers and Facilitators to Prenatal Care.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of the qualitative literature on barriers to high-quality prenatal and postpartum care among low-income women.Health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Public Health's Approach to Systemic Racism: a Systematic Literature Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2019Pooled it
- Increasing Prenatal Care Compliance in At-Risk Black Women: Findings from a RCT of Patient Navigation and Behavioral Incentives.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Trial
- North Carolina Trends in Prenatal Care: The Need for Greater Equity in Prenatal Care Access for Women of Color.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Racial microaggressions in prenatal care settings and perceived quality of prenatal care among Black/African American women.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Perinatal Care Access and Utilization among Black Multiparous Women in the United States: A Scoping Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Exploring the Lived Experience of Healthcare Discrimination and Resilience among Postpartum African American Women: A Qualitative Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Improving care coordination for socially complex perinatal patients: A human-centered design study.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Transportation Barriers to Prenatal Care Among Black/African Americans: A Scoping Review.Public health challenges · 2025Review
- Perceptions of positive and negative clinician communication in obstetrical visits from the perspectives of pregnant patients who use substances.PEC innovation · 2025Article
- The Family and Pregnancy Pop-Up Village: Developing a one-stop shop of services to reduce pregnancy care-related inequities in San Francisco.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Black women and the preemie prep for parents (P3) program: Exploratory analysis of a clinical trial.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Experiences of Midwestern obstetric clinicians during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
- Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection Decision Tree Analysis of Social Determinants for Low Birth Weight in Virginia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Influence of Racism in Healthcare: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Mothers in Chicago.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Evaluating Prenatal Care Compliance and Barriers to Prenatal Care Among Pregnant Individuals in Forsyth County, North Carolina.North Carolina medical journal · 2024Article
- Child Care as a Barrier to Perinatal Health Care in Illinois.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Attitudes Toward Pregnancy and Their Impact on Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation after Prior Spontaneous Preterm Delivery: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Status of breast cancer detection in young women and potential of liquid biopsy.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Barriers to accessing and receiving antenatal care: Findings from interviews with Australian women experiencing disadvantage.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough early, consistent prenatal care (PNC) can be helpful in improving poor birth outcomes, rates of PNC use tend to be lower among African-American women compared to Whites. This study examines low-income African-American women's perspectives on barriers and facilitators to receiving PNC in an urban setting.
methodsWe conducted six focus groups with 29 women and individual structured interviews with two women. Transcripts were coded to identify barriers and facilitators to obtaining PNC; codes were reviewed to identify emergent themes.
resultsBarriers to obtaining PNC included structural barriers such as transportation and insurance, negative attitudes towards PNC, perceived poor quality of care, unintended pregnancy, and psychosocial stressors such as overall life stress and chaos. Facilitators of PNC included positive experiences such as trusting relationships with providers, respectful staff and providers, and social support.
conclusionsFindings suggest important components in an ideal PNC model to engage low-income African-American women.
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