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The Role of Labor Induction in Racial Disparities in Cesarean Delivery.

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: We examined the interaction between race and labor induction in cesarean delivery in a cohort of 600,000 deliveries in the Cerner Health Facts database. Black women had higher likelihood cesarean (28.9 vs. 26.5%) and lower likelihood of induction of labor at delivery compared to white women (27.2 vs. 32.5%). Induction modified the association between race and cesarean-Black women (odds ratio=1.36, 95% confidence interval 1.30, 1.43) who were induced had significantly increased odds of cesarean delivery.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Xi Wang, David Walsh, Jenifer E Allsworth

Institution: University of Missouri–Kansas City

Language: English

Topic: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Award: Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Kansas