Maternal and Neonatal Morbidities by Race in College-Educated Women

Abstract

Objective Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic women experience significantly higher adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes compared with non-Hispanic white women. The purpose of this study is to explore whether disparities in obstetric outcomes exist by race among women who are college-educated.

Keywords

• racial disparities
• maternal morbidity
• neonatal morbidity
• education