A public health framework for addressing black and white disparities in preterm delivery.
The Healthy People 2010 objectives call for the elimination of racial disparities in health, along with reductions in several multifactorial perinatal outcomes. Evidence-based interventions have been the focus of discussion to date. We propose a 6-component framework based on knowledge from the social, medical, psychological, and epidemiological literatures to guide development of interventions to reduce preterm delivery and eliminate disparities. Pilot testing and rigorous evaluation of the interventions developed from this framework are encouraged.
Hogan
V K
VK
Preterm Delivery Research Group, Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA. vah6@cdc.gov
Richardson
J L
JL
Ferre
C D
CD
Durant
T
T
Boisseau
M
M
D001741:Black or African American; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D016387:Women's Health