Examining perinatal health inequities: The role of disability and risk of adverse outcomes through the U.S. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Across the perinatal period, respondents with moderate or severe disability experienced worse outcomes than those without disability. There is a critical need to improve pre-conception health in an effort to reduce inequities in pregnancy outcomes. Additionally, health care providers and systems must provide equitable access to care to persons with disabilities to reduce inequities in outcomes.
Authors
- Kathryn Laughon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-3298)
- Maria McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-6885)
- Caitlyn C Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8972-8610)
- Rosemary B. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5327-4740)
- Genevieve Lyons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-6210)
- Jeanne L. Alhusen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-1932)
Institutions
- The International Heart Institute of Montana (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Montana (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319950
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.17
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development