Race, ethnicity, and nativity differences in pregnancy and birth outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled women with disabilities
Findings highlight racial disparities in adverse maternal outcomes among women with disabilities and reveal important nativity-based differences within the Hispanic population. These results suggest the need for tailored pregnancy care interventions that address disability status alongside intersecting factors of race, ethnicity, and acculturation.
Authors
- Alka Dev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-5324)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-1360)
- JoAnna K. Leyenaar
- David C. Goodman
- Willi Horner-Johnson
Institutions
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Technological Assistance Institute for Intellectual Disability (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and health journal
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2026.102052
- Primary Topic
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00