Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in US-Born and Non-US-Born Black Pregnant People in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

With disparate Black maternal health outcomes in the US and a steadily expanding non-US-born Black population, it is beneficial to investigate Black maternal health outcomes by country of origin.

Objective

To compare the prevalence of maternal morbidity and infant birth outcomes between US-born and non-US-born Black populations in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included all registered hospital births in the US from the 2021 National Vital Statistics Systems (NVSS) Natality Data. Eligible patients identified as Black, excluding those who were younger than 15 years, gave birth to twins or multiple infants, gave birth outside of a hospital, or were missing data for maternal morbidity, nativity, or study covariates.

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SUBMITTER: Jiles M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature