Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Intensive Care Admissions in a Pregnant and Postpartum Population, Hawai'i, 2012-2017.
Pamela EstradaHyeong Jun AhnScott A HarveyPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2021)
We found that severe maternal morbidity represented by ICU admission is higher among Asian, Filipino, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander women than among non-Hispanic White women in Hawai'i. Our findings reemphasize the need for health care providers to be vigilant in caring for members of racial/ethnic minority groups and managing their comorbidities.