TY - JOUR
T1 - Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #62
T2 - Best practices in equitable care delivery–Addressing systemic racism and other social determinants of health as causes of obstetrical disparities
AU - Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
AU - Publications Committee
AU - Greenberg, Mara B.
AU - Gandhi, Manisha
AU - Davidson, Christina
AU - Carter, Ebony B.
N1 - Funding Information:
All authors and Committee members have filed a disclosure of interests delineating personal, professional, business, or other relevant financial or nonfinancial interests in relation to this publication. Any substantial conflicts of interest have been addressed through a process approved by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Board of Directors. The SMFM has neither solicited nor accepted any commercial involvement in the specific content development of this publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define social determinants of health as “the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play” that can affect health outcomes. Systemic racism is a root cause of the power and wealth imbalances that affect social determinants of health, creating disproportionate rates of comorbidities and adverse outcomes in the communities of racial and ethnic minority groups. Focusing primarily on disparities between Black and White individuals born in the United States, this document reviews the effects of social determinants of health and systemic racism on reproductive health outcomes and recommends multilevel approaches to mitigate disparities in obstetrical outcomes.
AB - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define social determinants of health as “the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play” that can affect health outcomes. Systemic racism is a root cause of the power and wealth imbalances that affect social determinants of health, creating disproportionate rates of comorbidities and adverse outcomes in the communities of racial and ethnic minority groups. Focusing primarily on disparities between Black and White individuals born in the United States, this document reviews the effects of social determinants of health and systemic racism on reproductive health outcomes and recommends multilevel approaches to mitigate disparities in obstetrical outcomes.
KW - equitable care delivery
KW - maternal morbidity and mortality
KW - obstetrical disparities
KW - social determinants of health
KW - systemic racism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135487661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 35378098
AN - SCOPUS:85135487661
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 227
SP - B44-B59
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 2
ER -