Evaluating Bias and Racism in a Risk-Factor–Based Drug Testing Policy in the Labor and Delivery Department
Risk-factor-based toxicology policies disproportionately target Black, low-income, single, publicly insured, and uninsured patients. Patients are typically not consented; testing is infrequently obtained for medical indications; and reports to child welfare services based on positive test results are common.
Authors
- Mishka Terplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-2942)
- Roman Starikov
- L. Puglisi
- Arienne Malekmadani
Institutions
- Friends Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- O&G Open
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/og9.0000000000000044
- Primary Topic
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources and Services Administration