ERIC Number: EJ1249566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-9491
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes and Labor and Delivery Charges among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Akobirshoev, Ilhom; Mitra, Monika; Parish, Susan L.; Valentine, Anne; Simas, Tiffany A. Moore
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v58 n2 p126-138 Apr 2020
Understanding the pregnancy experiences of racial and ethnic minority women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is critical to ensuring that policies can effectively support these women. This research analyzed data from the 1998-2013 Massachusetts Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal (PELL) data system to examine the racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labor and delivery charges of U.S. women with IDD. There was significant preterm birth disparity among non-Hispanic Black women with IDD compared to their non-Hispanic White peers. There were also significant racial and ethnic differences in associated labor and delivery-related charges. Further research, examining potential mechanisms behind the observed racial and ethnic differences in labor and delivery-related charges in Massachusetts' women with IDD is needed.
Descriptors: Mothers, Pregnancy, Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups, Birth, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation, Costs, Premature Infants
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R01HD08210501