Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and infants following birth. Equity is conceptualized as the absence of differences in healthcare access and quality among population groups. Healthcare policies are guides for front-line practices, and despite merits of contemporary policies striving to foster equitable healthcare, inequities persist. The purpose of this umbrella review is to identify prenatal healthcare practices, summarize how equities/inequities are reported in relation to patient experiences or health outcomes when accessing or using services, and collate equity reporting characteristics.

Methods

For this umbrella review, six electronic dat

SUBMITTER: Ladak Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10926563 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature