Health Equity

Hospitals may contribute to racial maternal morbidity disparities, study finds

Abstract: New evidence suggests that hospitals may be a contributing factor to the racial and socio-economic disparities found in pregnancy complications.

Publication: Modern Healthcare

Date Published: May 4, 2020

Author(s): Steven Ross Johnson

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