Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Insurance Status on Obstetric Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of the NuMoM2b Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the impact of race/ethnicity and insurance status on obstetric outcomes in nulliparous women.

Study design

Secondary analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study Monitoring Mothers-To-Be. Obstetric outcomes included the development of a hypertensive event during pregnancy, need for a cesarean section, delivery of a preterm neonate, and postpartum hemorrhage.

Results

Of 7,887 nulliparous women, 64.7% were non-Hispanic White (White), 13.4% non-Hispanic Black (Black), 17.8% Hispanic, and 4.1% were Asian. Black women had the highest rates of developing new-onset hypertension (32%) and delivering preterm (11%). Cesarean deliveries were the highest in Asian (32%) and Black women (32%). Individuals with government insurance w

SUBMITTER: Rayas MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11074238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature