Dace S Svikis, Sydney S Kelpin, Lori Keyser-Marcus, Diane L Bishop, Anna Beth Parlier-Ahmad, Heather Jones, Gabriela Villalobos, Sara B Varner, Susan M Lanni, Nicole W Karjane, Lauretta A Cathers, Diane M Langhorst, Saba W Masho
BACKGROUND: In the USA, infant mortality remains a major public health concern, particularly for Black women and their infants who continue to experience disproportionately high mortality rates. Prenatal care is a key determinant of infant health, with inadequate prenatal care increasing risk for prematurity, stillbirth, neonatal loss, and infant death. The aim of the present study was to determine if concurrent delivery of patient navigation and behavioral incentives to at-risk Black pregnant women could improve prenatal care attendance and associated maternal and infant outcomes...
February 23, 2021: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities