Are racial and ethnic disparities in brachial plexus birth injuries explained by known risk factors?
Black and Hispanic birthing-individuals were at lower risk of many strongly associated risk factors for BPBI, and these factors mediate only a small proportion of their excess BPBI risk, underscoring the importance of identifying alternative risk factors, especially drivers of demographic disparities.
Authors
- M. Claire Manske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-2806)
- Joy Melnikow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-6089)
- Burton L. Wise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6540-6031)
- Daniel J. Tancredi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3884-7907)
- Machelle Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1734-2755)
- Herman L. Hedriana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8656-5461)
Institutions
- University of California System (US)
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatology
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02239-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences