About The Study: Living in high-segregated Black communities in South Carolina was associated with racial and ethnic severe maternal morbidity disparities according to the results of this study including 166,000 women with childbirths from January 2018 to June 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black versus white disparities persisted with no signs of widening gaps, whereas Hispanic versus white disparities were exacerbated. Policy reforms on reducing residential segregation or combating the corresponding structural racism are warranted to help improve maternal health.
Authors: Peiyin Hung, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., of the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health in Columbia, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.37711)
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