Cesarean birth and maternal morbidity among Black women and White women after implementation of a blended payment policy.
Jonathan M SnowdenSarah S OsmundsonMenolly KaufmanCori Blauer PetersonKaty Backes KozhimannilPublished in: Health services research (2020)
Policy-related declines in cesarean use after Minnesota's blended payment policy were larger in black women. Increases in postpartum hemorrhage signal potential unintended consequences of policy-related cesarean reduction.