Experiences of Care, Racism, and Communication of Postpartum Black Women Readmitted After Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the contribution of psychosocial factors, perceived barriers to care, structural racism, and experiences of care to disparities in postpartum outcomes for Black patients, as measured by emergency department (ED) visits and postpartum readmissions.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with women of color who were readmitted or had an ED visit related to perinatal outcomes within 30 days of delivery hospitalization. We created an interview guide based on patient, community, and health system factors, asking questions about care and lived experience through delivery, discharge, coming home, and ED visits or readmission during the postpartum period. Patients were identified through the electronic medical record system. Interviews ranged from 30 to

SUBMITTER: Burdick M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442729 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature