Ethnicity and death in childbirth

Affiliations

¹ Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health, 185 South Orange Avenue Newark, NJ 07103, United States.
² Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Women's Health Institute, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.

Editorial

Damali Campbell Oparaji et al. Case Rep Womens Health. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 15:30:e00312.

doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2021.e00312. eCollection 2021 Apr.

¹ Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health, 185 South Orange Avenue Newark, NJ 07103, United States.
² Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Women's Health Institute, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: Disparities; Ethnicity; Healthcare; Maternal mortality; Racism.

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