CONTEXT: Adverse birth outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight, have serious
health consequences across the life course. Socioeconomic disparities in birth outcomes …

Problems with measuring socioeconomic status (SES)—frequently included in clinical and
public health studies as a control variable and less frequently as the variable (s) of main …

Objectives. We aimed to describe socioeconomic disparities in the United States across
multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups. Methods. Using recent national data …

Racism is not always conscious, explicit, or readily visible—often it is systemic and
structural. Systemic and structural racism are forms of racism that are pervasively and deeply …

Eliminating health disparities is a Healthy People goal. Given the diverse and sometimes
broad definitions of health disparities commonly used, a subcommittee convened by the …

Objective. Breastfeeding rates fall short of goals set in Healthy People 2010 and other
national recommendations. The current, national breastfeeding continuation rate of 29% at 6 …

Overcoming Obstacles to Health: a Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the
Commission to Build a Healthier America 1 was issued from the foundation to the …

This paper aims at articulating a conceptual framework for monitoring equity in health and
healthcare. The focus is on four main questions: What is health equity? What is monitoring …

Objectives. We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black–White disparities in
preterm birth (PTB). Methods. We used the population-based California Maternal and Infant …

Objective. Short postpartum stays are common. Current guidelines provide scant guidance
on how routine follow-up of newly discharged mother–infant pairs should be performed. We …