Author:
Kantor Leslie M.,Cruz Naomi,Adams Christiana,Akhimien Constance,Allibay Abdulkadir Fauziyya,Battle Cherriece,Oluwayemi Maria,Salimon Olanike,Hee Won Sang,Lassiter Teri,Niraula Sophee
Abstract
AbstractThis study on Black women’s maternal health engaged a group of six community members in a community based participatory research project in a state with one of the largest racial disparities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States. The community members conducted 31 semi-structured interviews with other Black women who had given birth within the past 3 years. Four main themes emerged: (1) challenges related to the structure of healthcare, including insurance gaps, long wait times, lack of co-location of services, and financial challenges for both insured and uninsured people; (2) negative experiences with healthcare providers, including dismissal of concerns, lack of listening, and missed opportunities for relationship building; (3) preference for racial concordance with providers and experiences with discrimination across multiple dimensions; and (4) mental health concerns and lack of social support. CBPR is a research methodology that could be more widely deployed to illuminate the experiences of community members in order to develop solutions to complex problems. The results indicate that Black women’s maternal health will benefit from multi-level interventions with changes driven by insights from Black women.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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