ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2022
Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity: An intersectional lifecourse approach.
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- Risk factors for the recurrence of severe maternal morbidity in first and second births in California, 1997 to 2020.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Unraveling the Interplay of Race and Geography on Maternal Mortality in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Neighborhood Disinvestment and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in California, From 2004 to 2019.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Observational
- Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Actual vs Nearest Delivery Hospitals.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Preconception Health Risk Factors and Access to Care.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity from pregnancy through 1-year postpartum.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2024Article
- Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997-2018).The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024Article
- Trends and Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity Indicator Categories during Childbirth Hospitalization in California from 1997 to 2017.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Exploring the Application of Intersectionality as a Path toward Equity in Perinatal Health: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Despite long-existing calls to address alarming racial/ethnic gaps in severe maternal morbidity (SMM), research that considers the impact of intersecting social inequities on SMM risk remains scarce. Invoking intersectionality theory, we sought to assess SMM risk at the nexus of racial/ethnic marginalization, weathering, and neighborhood/individual socioeconomic disadvantage. We used birth hospitalization records from California across 20 years (1997-2017, N = 9,806,406) on all live births ≥20 weeks gestation. We estimated adjusted average predicted probabilities of SMM at the combination of levels of race/ethnicity, age, and neighborhood deprivation or individual socioeconomic status (SES). The highest risk of SMM was observed among Black birthing people aged ≥35 years who either resided in the most deprived neighborhoods or had the lowest SES. Black birthing people conceptualized to be better off due to their social standing (aged 20-34 years and living in the least deprived neighborhoods or college graduates) had comparable and at times worse risk than White birthing people conceptualized to be worse off (aged ≥35 years and living in the most deprived neighborhoods or had a high-school degree or less). Our findings highlight the need to explicitly address structural racism as the driver of racial/ethnic health inequities and the imperative to incorporate intersectional approaches.
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