Community health is maternal health: insights from six North Carolina counties about community strengths and challenges to best maternal and infant health in Medicaid
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Urban Institute research report
- Author(s):
- Allen, Eva H., author Emily M. Johnston, author Verdeflor, Alaisha, author Long, Julia, (Of Urban Institute), author
- Contributor(s):
- Health Policy Center (Urban Institute), issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Urban Institute, May 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Equity -- economics Health Policy Healthcare Disparities -- statistics & numerical data Infant Health Maternal Health -- statistics & numerical data Maternal Mortality -- ethnology Medicaid -- economics Pregnancy Complications -- prevention & control Public Health -- statistics & numerical data Systemic Racism -- economics North Carolina
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- High rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, and late initiation of prenatal care can be a sign of poor health and high levels of social risk factors in a community. On the other hand, early entry into prenatal care and better-than-expected birth outcomes can signal a supportive community environment. We identified six counties in North Carolina with better-than- and worse-than-expected birth outcomes among Medicaid members (Bladen, Catawba, Cumberland, Halifax, Orange, and Wayne; Johnston et al., forthcoming) and interviewed public health officials and health care and social service providers in each county to examine community-level strengths and challenges to optimal maternal and infant health. As North Carolina looks to improve birth outcomes and reduce health disparities in its new Medicaid managed care program, findings from this study can provide useful insights.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (viii, 52 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918627780206676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918627780206676