Chandler Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

A Pragmatic Trial of Integrating Community-based Patient Navigation into the Continuum of Maternal Care for Black Women in a Safety-Net Health System: Effects on Maternal Health, Health Care, Morbidit

ABSTRACT US maternal mortality is substantially higher than that of other developed nations, with Georgia ranking second highest among the states. Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are increasing in Georgia, with the highest rates among those who are Black, publicly insured or uninsured, and deliver in safety-net hospitals. Maternal morbidity and mortality occur on a continuum in which the accumulation and progression in severity of events can be prevented through access to and utilization of quality health care. Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee concludes that two-thirds of maternal deaths are preventable and attributes recent increases to rising rates of…

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