Correlates of Receiving Guideline-Concordant Postpartum Health Services in the Community Health Center Setting.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: New clinical guidelines recommend comprehensive and timely postpartum services across 3 months after birth. Research is needed to characterize correlates of receiving guideline-concordant, quality postpartum care in federally qualified health centers serving marginalized populations. Methods: We abstracted electronic health record data from patients who received prenatal health care at three health centers in North Carolina to characterize quality postpartum care practices and to identify correlates of receiving quality care. We used multivariable log-binomial regression to estimate associations between patient, provider, and health center characteristics and two quality postpartum care outcomes: (1) timely care, defined as an initial assessment wi

SUBMITTER: Wouk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896220 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature