After Childbirth: Better Data Can Help Align Postpartum Needs with a New Standard of Care

Birthing people build the foundation for long-term health and well-being in the weeks and months after birth, yet data on postpartum health and health outcomes are inadequate to support clinical and policy efforts to ensure optimal postpartum health. Key information is inconsistently measured, often poor in quality, and lacking in continuity throughout the postpartum year. Such data deficits disproportionally impact Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, who experience greater risk for adverse maternal health outcomes compared with non-Hispanic White patients and for whom better data collection and use could have a great impact (DeMeester& Mahadevan, 2014; Hoyert, 2021; Huyser, Horse, Kuhlemeier,& Huyser, 2021).

Source: Womens Health Issues - January 11, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Julia D. Interrante, Lindsay K. Admon, Alison M. Stuebe, Katy B. Kozhimannil Tags: Commentary Source Type: research