Racial Segregation and Inequality of Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Is Unacceptable

Elizabeth A Howell^{1

2

3}, Paul L Hebert⁴, Jennifer Zeitlin^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
³ Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
⁴ University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.
⁵ Inserm UMR 1153, Obstetrical, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team (EPOPé), Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Universitary Hospital Departement Risks in Pregnancy, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.

Comment

Elizabeth A Howell et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2019.

. 2019 May 1;173(5):420-421.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0240.

Elizabeth A Howell^{1

2

3}, Paul L Hebert⁴, Jennifer Zeitlin^{3

5}

¹ Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
³ Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
⁴ University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.
⁵ Inserm UMR 1153, Obstetrical, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team (EPOPé), Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Universitary Hospital Departement Risks in Pregnancy, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.

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Racial Segregation and Inequality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Very Low-Birth-Weight and Very Preterm Infants.
Horbar JD, Edwards EM, Greenberg LT, Profit J, Draper D, Helkey D, Lorch SA, Lee HC, Phibbs CS, Rogowski J, Gould JB, Firebaugh G. Horbar JD, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 May 1;173(5):455-461. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0241. JAMA Pediatr. 2019. PMID: 30907924 Free PMC article.