Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South.
Ran ZhangTiffany ByrdShan QiaoMyriam E TorresXiaoming LiJihong LiuPublished in: PloS one (2024)
The pandemic has disrupted maternal care services. To overcome these issues, health facilities should integrate community resources, adopt telehealth, and develop culturally tailored education programs for pregnant and postpartum women. Supporting MCPs with resources will enhance the quality of care and address health disparities in African American and Hispanic women.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- african american
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- affordable care act
- pregnant women
- public health
- mental health
- birth weight
- pain management
- primary care
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- climate change
- breast cancer risk
- skeletal muscle
- smoking cessation
- gestational age
- functional connectivity
- resting state
- weight gain