Discriminatory regulations on postpartum sterilization for Medicaid recipients propagate health inequities

Affiliations

¹ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
² Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

Melanie M Maykin et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021.

. 2021 Nov 10:6:100113.

doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100113. eCollection 2022 Feb.

¹ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
² Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.
³ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

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