@article{8a6f4967893044e0a97dcd233ac05c3d,
title = "SMFM Special Report: Putting the “M” back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action",
abstract = "Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates are an important public health problem in the United States. Because racial and ethnic minorities are expected to comprise more than one-half of the US population by 2050, this issue needs to be addressed urgently. Research suggests that the drivers of health disparities occur at 3 levels: patient, provider, and system. Although we have recognized this issue and identified elements that contribute to it, knowledge must be converted into action to address it. In addition, despite available funding and databases, research directed towards understanding and reducing these disparities is lacking. This document summarizes findings of a workshop convened at the 2016 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 36th Annual Pregnancy meeting in Atlanta, GA, to review and make recommendations about immediate actions in clinical care and research that will serve to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States.",
keywords = "SMFM, barrier, care, research gap",
author = "Jain, {Joses A.} and Temming, {Lorene A.} and D'Alton, {Mary E.} and Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman and Methodius Tuuli and Louis, {Judette M.} and Srinivas, {Sindhu K.} and Caughey, {Aaron B.} and Grobman, {William A.} and Mark Hehir and Elizabeth Howell and Saade, {George R.} and Tita, {Alan T.N.} and Riley, {Laura E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Minority groups are also underrepresented as research investigators. For example, there is significant racial/ethnic disparity in investigators who are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Black individuals make up 12.6% of the US population but only 1.1% of NIH-funded investigators. 61 A recent study demonstrated that the proportion of funded NIH investigator–initiated grant applications is 13% lower for black applicants and 4% lower for Asian applicants than for white applicants. 62 This disparity in minority representation among investigators must be addressed from many angles, which include improved access to training, recruitment, and funding for minority investigators. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2018",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.591",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "218",
pages = "B9--B17",
journal = "American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology",
issn = "0002-9378",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "2",
}