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with the high rate of maternal mortality among African American women?
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What is the relationship between a lack of appropriate health insurance and the high rate of maternal mortality among African American women?
C. C. Brown, C. E. Adams, and J. E. Moore (2021). Race, Medicaid coverage, and equity in healthcare
Motherhood morbidity, Women’s Health Issues, 31(3), pp. 245-253.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2020.12.005
E. T. Cabacungan, E. M. Ngui, and E. L. McGinley (2011;2012;). Disparities in racial/ethnic groups in
Maternal morbidities: A statewide survey of hospitalizations for labor and delivery in
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(7), 1455-1467, Wisconsin.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0914-6
A. M. El Ayadi, R. J. Baer, C. Gay, H. C. Lee, J. Obedin-Maliver, L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski, and L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski
A. Lyndon (2022). Factors that increase the risk of a dual burden of severe maternal morbidity and
Preterm birth in California by insurance type Journal of Maternal and Child Health
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03313-1
A. Gadson, M.D.
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