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Racial and ethnic disparities in postpartum care and contraception in California's Medicaid program
- Source :
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, vol 217, iss 1
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2017.
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Abstract
- BackgroundConsiderable racial and ethnic disparities have been identified in maternal and infant health in the United States, and access to postpartum care likely contributes to these disparities. Contraception is an important component of postpartum care that helps women and their families achieve optimal interpregnancy intervals and avoid rapid repeat pregnancies and preterm births. National quality measurements to assess postpartum contraception are being developed and piloted.ObjectiveTo assess racial/ethnic variation in receipt of postpartum care and contraception among low-income women in California.Study designWe conducted a prospective cohort study of 199,860 Californian women aged 15-44 with a Medicaid-funded delivery in 2012. We examined racial/ethnic variation of postpartum care and contraception using multivariable logistic regression to control for maternal age, language, cesarean delivery, Medicaid program, and residence in a primary care shortage area (PCSA).ResultsOnly one-half of mothers attended a postpartum visit (49.4%) or received contraception (47.5%). Compared with white women, black women attended postpartum visits less often (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.71-0.76), were less likely to receive any contraception (aOR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.78-0.89) and were less likely to receive highly effective contraception (aOR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.58-0.71). Women with Spanish as their primary language were more likely to get any contraception (aOR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.11-1.19) but had significantly lower odds of receiving a highly effective method (aOR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.90-0.99) compared with women with English as their primary language. Similarly, women in PCSAs had a greater odds of getting any contraception (aOR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.09), but 24% lower odds of getting highly effective contraception than women not living in PCSAs (aOR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.73-0.79).ConclusionSignificant racial/ethnic disparities exist among low-income Californian mothers' likelihood of attending postpartum visits and receiving postpartum contraception as well as receiving highly effective contraception.
- Subjects :
- Postnatal Care
Adult
Adolescent
Reproductive health and childbirth
postpartum contraception
California
White People
Cohort Studies
Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
Young Adult
Pregnancy
Clinical Research
Ethnicity
Humans
Prospective Studies
Healthcare Disparities
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
Poverty
Language
health disparities
African Americans
Medicaid
Whites
Prevention
Contraception/Reproduction
Racial Groups
Obstetric
Hispanic or Latino
highly effective contraception
United States
Black or African American
Contraception
Good Health and Well Being
Female
Delivery
Maternal Age
postpartum care
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, vol 217, iss 1
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......325..b439fef2908fc720b76571fe4d6defcc