Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many pregnant people find no bridge to ongoing specialty or primary care after giving birth, even when clinical and social complications of pregnancy signal need. Black, indigenous, and all other women of color are especially harmed by fragmented care and access disparities, coupled with impacts of racism over the life course and in health care.

Methods

We launched the initiative "Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health across the Life Course" in 2018, bringing together patients, advocates, providers, researchers, policymakers, and systems innovators to create a National Agenda for Research and Action. We held a 2-day conference that blended storytelling, evidence analysis, and consensus building to identify key themes related to gaps in care and root caus

SUBMITTER: McCloskey L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154664 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature