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Product

Perinatal racial disparities: Severe maternal morbidity at the intersection of race and disability

Center:

OR-Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Willi Horner-Johnson
[email protected]
503-494-9273

Product Description:

In an analysis of 2004–2022 data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Black disabled women had the highest rates of severe maternal morbidity, followed by White women with physical disabilities and Black women without physical disabilities. White women without physical disabilities had the lowest rate of severe maternal morbidity.

Keyword(s):

race, ethnicity, maternal health, severe maternal morbidity, intersectionality

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals

Alternative Format:

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108229

COVID-19 Related Data:

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