NIMHD-Funded Study Reveals That Within Hospitals, Race and Ethnicity—But Not Insurance Type—Are Linked to Severe Maternal Illness
Black and Latina women suffer more than White women from severe maternal morbidity (SMM): serious unexpected health problems, such as heart attacks or kidney failure, related to labor and delivery. A study recently published in Obstetrics and Gynecology revealed that Black and Latina women were more likely to have SMM than White women in the same hospital, but that discrepancy was not related to the type of insurance (Medicaid or private insurance) the women had.
Other research has shown that one major reason Black and Latina women have more SMM is that they are more likely to get care at hospitals with worse outcomes for patients overall. However, this research suggests that the problem is more complex. The researchers suggest more studies on topics such as bias by health care providers or problems with communication between patients and providers.
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