Rural vs. Urban Disparities in MCH PDF
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2019
Kozhimannil, K. B., J. D. Interrante, C. Henning-Smith and L. K. Admon
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This document examines disparities in maternal and child health care between rural and urban areas in the US, highlighting limited access to services, workforce shortages, and increased rates of preterm births in rural populations. The research, published in 2019, analyzed data from 2007 to 2015.
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Rural vs. Urban Disparities in MCH Compared to urban residents, rural residents – • Have limited access to health care services during pregnancy and childbirth • Face more severe health care workforce shortages • Must travel longer distances to receive maternity care • Have increased rates of prete...
Rural vs. Urban Disparities in MCH Compared to urban residents, rural residents – • Have limited access to health care services during pregnancy and childbirth • Face more severe health care workforce shortages • Must travel longer distances to receive maternity care • Have increased rates of preterm births (the leading cause of infant mortality) • Have more out-of-hospital births • Have more births in hospitals without obstetric units • Had infant mortality rates 6% higher than those in small and medium-size metropolitan counties, and 20% higher than those in large metropolitan counties (2014 data) Kozhimannil, K. B., J. D. Interrante, C. Henning-Smith and L. K. Admon (2019). "Rural-urban differences in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the US, 2007–15." Health affairs 38(12): 2077-2085.
