Assessing the relationship between census tract rurality and severe maternal morbidity in California (1997-2018).
Kristen M J AzarPeiyi KanXing GaoElleni M HailuChristine BoardAudrey LyndonMahasin MujahidSuzan L CarmichaelPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2023)
The observed rurality and SMM relationship was driven by living in a micropolitan versus metropolitan tract. Increased risk may result from resource access inequities within suburban areas. Our findings demonstrate the importance of considering rurality at a subcounty level to understand locality-related inequities in the risk of SMM.