346: Racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery rates: Do hospital type, setting, and volume matter?

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mode of Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery.

BACKGROUND Racial and ethnic disparities have been identified in the provision of neuraxial labor analgesia. These disparities may exist in other key aspects of obstetric anesthesia care. We sought to determine whether racial/ethnic disparities exist in mode of anesthesia for cesarean delivery (CD). METHODS Women who underwent CD between 1999 and 2002 at 19 different obstetric centers in the ...

Understanding racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. infant mortality rates.

In the United States, different racial and ethnic groups have very different infant mortality patterns. When assessing the relative contribution of the percentage of preterm births and gestational age-specific infant mortality rates to racial and ethnic infant mortality differences, we found that for non-Hispanic black women, 78 percent of their elevated infant mortality rate compared with non-...

Racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in rates of knee arthroplasty.

BACKGROUND There are large variations in the use of knee arthroplasty among Medicare enrollees according to race or ethnic group and sex. Are racial and ethnic disparities more pronounced in some regions than in others, and if so, why? METHODS We used all Medicare fee-for-service claims data for 1998 through 2000 to determine the incidence of knee arthroplasty according to Hospital Referral R...

Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Youth Mental Health Services Do Disparities Vary by Problem Type?

Racial and ethnic disparities and perceptions of health care: does health plan type matter?

OBJECTIVE To examine whether racial and ethnic differences in the distribution of individuals across types of health plans explain differences in satisfaction and trust with their physicians. DATA SOURCES Data were derived from the 1998-1999 Community Tracking Household and Followback Studies and consisted of a nationwide sample of adults (18 years and older). DATA COLLECTION The data were ...