Racial Disparities in Respectful Maternity Care During Pregnancy and Birth After Cesarean in Rural United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the experiences of pregnancy and birth after cesarean of women who live in rural areas of the United States, including access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), type of maternity care provider, travel times, autonomy in decision making, and respectful maternity care.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

Online questionnaire of women who gave birth in the United States.

Participants

Women (N = 1,711) with histories of cesarean and subsequent births within 5 years of participating.

Methods

We calculated descriptive and bivariate statistics by identified areas of residence and stratified measures of autonomy and respectful maternity care by self-identification as a member of a racialized group. We applied qualitative

SUBMITTER: Basile Ibrahim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature