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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025

Unique Profiles of Postpartum Family Needs and Evidence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Insights from Community Implementation of Family Connects.

Yu Bai, Helen Milojevich, Kenneth A Dodge, W Benjamin Goodman, Karen O'Donnell

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Yu BaiSanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. yb17@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0515-8248
Helen MilojevichSanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Kenneth A DodgeSanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
W Benjamin GoodmanSanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, 201 Science Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Karen O'DonnellCenter for Child & Family Health, Duke University, 3518 Westgate Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.

Funding

Community Prevention of Child MaltreatmentR01HD069981 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DODGE, KENNETH A · 2012 to 2022
$6.3M
Science CoreP2CHD065563 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI James Moody · 2015 to 2026
$5.7M
Community Prevention of Child MaltreatmentR37HD069981 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KENNETH A DODGE · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD069981Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R37HD069981NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD065563NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD069981NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD069981
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Abstract

objectivesTo delineate specific family needs during the postpartum period using data from Family Connects (FC), a universal home-visiting initiative, and to scrutinize potential racial and ethnic disparities in these needs.

methodFC implementation data spanned from July 1, 2009, to August 31, 2021, in seven counties across the USA. Data encompassed nurse-led in-home assessments for 34,119 families. Nurses evaluated needs across four domains (healthcare, parenting/childcare, safe home, and parent support) comprising 12 risk factors.

findingsOverall, families reported high levels of need, and community connections were facilitated for 57% of visited families. Significant differences in need profiles between whites and minority groups were revealed, reflecting both disparity and uniqueness. Employing the Oaxaca decomposition approach, we found that racial/ethnic disparities in socioeconomic attributes were associated with racial/ethnic gaps in the need profiles.

conclusionsThe event of giving birth is both high risk and high opportunity for preventive intervention. Home-visiting programs, as an evidence-based approach, must address the diverse spectrum of familial needs comprehensively.

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EthnicityHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Status DisparitiesHouse CallsPostpartum PeriodRacial GroupsAdultFemaleHumansNeeds AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesFamily ConnectsHome visitingInfantOaxaca decomposition approachRacial/ethnic disparity

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PMCPMC11983787

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