Disparities by Race in Pregnancy Care and Clinical Outcomes in Women With Multiple Sclerosis: A Diverse Multicenter Cohort
Anne Marie RadzikLilyana AmezcuaAnnika AndersonSerena GilmoreSophie AhmadRachel BrandstadterMichelle T FabianEdith L GrahamSophia HodgkinsonLindsay HortonDina A JacobsIlana B Katz SandAmit KohliLibby LevineMonica McLemoreAnnette F OkaiJasmin PatelShane PooleClaire S RileySammita SatyanarayanLauren TardoElizabeth VerterVeronica VillacortaVanessa ZimmermanLeah ZuroffMitzi J WilliamsMaria K HoutchensRiley M BovePublished in: Neurology (2024)
In this geographically diverse multicenter cohort, underrepresented women entered pregnancy with higher disability and fewer health care resources. Pregnancy represents a pivotal window where structural factors affect maternal and fetal health and neurologic trajectories; it is a critical period to optimize care and health outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
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- multiple sclerosis
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- affordable care act
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- pregnant women
- quality improvement
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- cross sectional
- depressive symptoms
- pain management
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- clinical trial
- health information
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- white matter
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- climate change
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