Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Preconception Health Risk Factors and Access to Care.

ABSTRACT: Background: Black birthing people have significantly higher risks of maternal mortality and morbidity compared with White people. Preconception chronic conditions increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, yet little is known about disparities in preconception health. This study applies an intersectional framework to examine the simultaneous contributions of racial marginalization and economic deprivation in determining disparities in preconception risk factors and access to care. Methods: Using data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2016-2020 (N = 123,697), we evaluated disparities by race and income in self-reported preconception hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, and smoking, as well as preconception insurance covera

SUBMITTER: Rokicki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature