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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Health Serv.
Sec. Patient Safety
Volume 4 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1474149
This article is part of the Research Topic The Future of Patient and Family Engagement in Quality and Patient Safety View all 6 articles

Reimagining the Approach for Advancing Maternal Health Equity through Authentic Patient Engagement and Research Practices

Provisionally accepted
Karey Sutton Karey Sutton 1*Shelby Wyand Shelby Wyand 1Chandra Char Chandra Char 2Asli McCullers Asli McCullers 1
  • 1 MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), Hyattsville, United States
  • 2 Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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    High maternal mortality and morbidity rates continue to significantly impact the United States, with Black birthing individuals being two to three times more likely to die during childbirthfrom pregnancy related causes compared to other races. Ongoing discussions are crucial to improving care delivery and amplifying the experiences and needs of marginalized survivors of pregnancy-related psychological harm. Thus, this commentary leverages current literature and vignettes to deliver recommendations on authentically engaging patients in the cross-sectoral process of dismantling harmful clinical and research practices, thus building a safe, equitable future for maternal health.

    Keywords: maternal health1, health equity2, health disparity3, patient engagement4, 5 research

    Received: 01 Aug 2024; Accepted: 31 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sutton, Wyand, Char and McCullers. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Karey Sutton, MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), Hyattsville, United States

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