According to a study of births in New Jersey hospitals, the Black patient would be about 20 percent more likely to get an unscheduled C-section than the white patient, even when controlling for factors like health status.
Researchers have found that Black pregnant people are almost 25 percent more likely to get an unscheduled C-section than their white peers, beyond just health and hospital access.
C-sections can save lives but also carry risks, making it troubling that Black individuals may be pressured into undergoing unnecessary procedures disproportionately.
I am interested in understanding how public policy changes or shape health care provision and also provider behavior, which motivated the study of C-sections.
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