Determining what matters: data resources for examining maternal health equity
Maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) rates in the U.S. are high and increasing, and are disproportionately experienced by understudied, underrepresented, and underreported (U3) populations, especially Black, Indigenous, and/or rural women. Decreasing MMM among U3 women would substantially improve...
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| description | Maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) rates in the U.S. are high and increasing, and are disproportionately experienced by understudied, underrepresented, and underreported (U3) populations, especially Black, Indigenous, and/or rural women. Decreasing MMM among U3 women would substantially improve maternal health equity and health outcomes, yet current data limitations inhibit our ability to fully understand the reasons underlying the disparities or regional nuances. This article calls for leveraging diverse, publicly available data such as deidentified health system utilization data; geocoded locations of hospitals providing multiple levels of maternal care services; and social determinants and demographic data into a series of linked datasets to enable county-level investigations of maternal health equity, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e0be25f399d4c24bfb12e9f3edc14b42025-08-20T02:55:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-02-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.14994681499468Determining what matters: data resources for examining maternal health equityLeremy A. ColfKarina M. ShrefflerMaternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) rates in the U.S. are high and increasing, and are disproportionately experienced by understudied, underrepresented, and underreported (U3) populations, especially Black, Indigenous, and/or rural women. Decreasing MMM among U3 women would substantially improve maternal health equity and health outcomes, yet current data limitations inhibit our ability to fully understand the reasons underlying the disparities or regional nuances. This article calls for leveraging diverse, publicly available data such as deidentified health system utilization data; geocoded locations of hospitals providing multiple levels of maternal care services; and social determinants and demographic data into a series of linked datasets to enable county-level investigations of maternal health equity, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1499468/fullmaternal healthlinked datahealth equitybirth outcomeshealth policy |
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| title | Determining what matters: data resources for examining maternal health equity |
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