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Racial and ethnic disparities in severity of COVID‐19 disease in pregnancy in the United States

Chiamaka Onwuzurike, Khady Diouf, Audra R. Meadows, Nawal M. Nour

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2020 · 28 citations · 0 references

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Public HealthInfectious DiseasesObstetricsEpidemiologyHealth EquityMaternal Health DisparitiesMaternal EpidemiologyMaternal Health EpidemiologyMaternal Mortality InequitiesPerinatal Health DisparitiesPregnancyPrenatal CareMaternal EthnicityMaternal Healthcare DisparitiesMaternal Mortality Among Black WomenMaternal RacePregnancy Complication DisparitiesSevere Maternal Morbidity Disparities

Abstract

Racial and ethnic disparities in the severity of COVID‐19 in pregnant women in the United States reflect the health consequences of the structural effects of racism.