Native American Pregnant and Postpartum People's Experiences of Discrimination During Perinatal Care: A Qualitative Study
Native respondents endorsed several types of negative interactions with their medical providers during and after pregnancy that could affect their perinatal care. Efforts to reduce provider stigma and bias and improve cultural humility and awareness could improve these outcomes.
Authors
- Susan L. Zickmund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8245-9478)
- Jennifer Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8264-0623)
- Elisabeth R. Kimball (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1589-2107)
- Heather Tanana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-3859)
- Patrick Galyean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4905-2931)
- Torri D. Metz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-2353)
- Michael W. Marshall Varner
- Michelle P. Metz Debbink
- Reham Perry
Institutions
- University of Denver (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Spencer Foundation (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70136
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.22
Funders
- March of Dimes Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences