Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Perinatal Outcomes at Term

Citation

Parchem, Jacqueline G.; Rice, Madeline Murguia; Grobman, William A.; Bailit, Jennifer L.; Wapner, Ronald J.; Debbink, Michelle P.; Thorp, John M., Jr.; Caritis, Steve N.; Prasad, Mona; & Tita, Alan T. N., et al. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Perinatal Outcomes at Term. American Journal of Perinatology, 40(5), 557-566. PMCID: PMC8630098

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate whether racial and ethnic disparities in adverse perinatal outcomes exist at term.
STUDY DESIGN: We performed a secondary analysis of a multicenter observational study of 115,502 pregnant patients and their neonates (2008-2011). Singleton, nonanomalous pregnancies delivered from 37 to 41 weeks were included. Race and ethnicity were abstracted from the medical record and categorized as non-Hispanic White (White; referent), non-Hispanic Black (Black), non-Hispanic Asian (Asian), or Hispanic. The primary outcome was an adverse perinatal composite defined as perinatal death, Apgar score < 4 at 5 minutes, ventilator support, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, subgaleal hemorrhage, skeletal fracture, infant stay greater than maternal stay (by

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1730348

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

American Journal of Perinatology

Author(s)

Parchem, Jacqueline G.
Rice, Madeline Murguia
Grobman, William A.
Bailit, Jennifer L.
Wapner, Ronald J.
Debbink, Michelle P.
Thorp, John M., Jr.
Caritis, Steve N.
Prasad, Mona
Tita, Alan T. N.
Saade, George R.
Sorokin, Yoram
Rouse, Dwight J.
Tolosa, Jorge E.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC8630098

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

White
Black
Asian
Hispanic

ORCiD

Thorp - 0000-0002-9307-6690