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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;49(4):331-335.
doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice

Nancy K Lowe
Editorial

Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice

Nancy K Lowe. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2020 Jul.
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Interactive continuum of maternity care: A conceptual framework. Note. “aStructural inequities and biases include systemic and institutional racism. Interpersonal racism and implicit and explicit bias underlie the social determinants of health for women of color” (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020, p. S-1). From Birth Settings in America: Improving Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.17226/25636). The National Academies Press. Copyright © 2020 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Used with permission.
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