A5070340168- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Child and Adolescent Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Literature Analysis and Criticism
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
2023
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019-2022
University of California, San Francisco
2019-2020
Emory University
2016
Abstract In the United States, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience more adverse health outcomes report mistreatment during pregnancy birth care. The rights to bodily autonomy consent are core components high‐quality To assess experiences coercion nonconsent for procedures perinatal care among racialized service users in we analyzed data from Giving Voice Mothers (GVtM‐US) study. Methods a subset analysis full sample 2700, examined survey responses participants who...
Abstract Background To examine racial/ethnic and educational inequities in the relationship between state-level restrictive abortion policies adverse birth outcomes from 2005 to 2015 United States. Methods Using a restrictiveness index comprised of 18 policies, we conducted retrospective longitudinal analysis examining whether race/ethnicity education level moderated individual-level probabilities preterm (PTB) low birthweight (LBW). Data were obtained 2005–2015 National Center for Health...
Growing discourse around maternity care during the pandemic offers an opportunity to reflect on how this crisis has amplified inequities in health care. We argue that policies upholding rights of birthing people, and decreasing risk COVID-19 transmission are not mutually exclusive. The explicit lack standardization evidence-based care, whether expressed clinical protocols or institutional policy, disproportionately impacted marginalized communities. If these factors remain unexamined, then...
Limited research captures the intersectional and nuanced experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, other sexual gender-minoritized (LGBTQ2S+) people when accessing perinatal care services, including for pregnancy, birth, abortion, and/or pregnancy loss.
Women face unprecedented challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging evidence suggests that women are unduly burdened inequitable access to economic, health, and social resources during For many women, has presented new urgency illuminates unique issues long encountered. Gendered roles such as family caregiving frontline occupations increase women's exposure infections critical outcomes. To dialogue around COVID-19's impact on University of Alabama at Birmingham School Public...
Purpose: Black pregnant individuals in Alabama are disproportionately affected by severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMM). To understand why racial disparities health outcomes persist identify potential strategies to reduce these inequities, we sought perspectives from obstetric care providers, administrators, members of local organizations who provide pregnancy, delivery, postpartum services Alabama. Methods: We conducted qualitative in-depth interviews with stakeholders (n=20),...
BACKGROUND: Inequitable outcomes in sexual and reproductive health disproportionately burden communities minoritized by systems of oppression. Although there is evidence linking structural determinants to these inequities, clinical learners have limited exposure topics their training. We developed a curriculum aimed teach the health. METHOD: implemented Kern’s six-step method for development. Through literature review, we identified competency as foundational framework explored community...
OBJECTIVE: Black patients are three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than White in the United States, and Alabama has third worst maternal mortality rate nation. We sought identify health care practitioner maternity service factors contributing disparities Alabama, as well potential strategies address these contributors. METHODS: conducted key informant interviews with obstetricians, nurses, doulas, lactation counselors, system administrators, representatives professional...