Rural maternal health interventions: A scoping review and implications for best practices.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Maternal health outcomes in rural areas of the United States are persistently poor, with pregnant individuals in rural areas facing complex health care obstacles. Interventions adapted to the needs of rural patients are critical to mitigate worsening health disparities. To inform future efforts in this field, we conducted a scoping review, given the complex and diverse nature of existing interventions, to synthesize the literature on rural maternal health interventions, analyze mechanisms to improve care, and identify barriers and facilitators to intervention implementation.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature across six databases for maternal health interventions in rural populations. Relevant studies were analyzed for study setting, in

SUBMITTER: Gordon RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874679 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature