Publications by authors named "Angelina A Toluhi"
Adverse pregnancy outcomes are associated with poor short- and long-term cardiovascular health. However, patients and their health care providers may not have knowledge of this risk or of the healthful practices that can reduce this risk. Childbirth care can be a pivotal time in the patient-clinician relationship to build awareness and spur prevention planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Black pregnant individuals in Alabama are disproportionately affected by severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMM). To understand why racial disparities in maternal health outcomes persist and identify potential strategies to reduce these inequities, we sought perspectives from obstetric health care providers, health administrators, and members of local organizations who provide pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum care services in Alabama.
Methods: We conducted qualitative in-depth interviews with stakeholders (=20), purposively recruited from community-based organizations, clinical settings, government organizations, and academic institutions.
Objective: Black patients are three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than White patients in the United States, and Alabama has the third worst maternal mortality rate in the nation. We sought to identify health care practitioner and maternity service factors contributing to disparities in Alabama, as well as potential strategies to address these contributors.
Methods: We conducted key informant interviews with obstetricians, nurses, doulas, lactation counselors, health system administrators, and representatives of professional organizations who deliver maternity care to racially and ethnically diverse patients in Alabama.