Health disparities and women's reproductive health.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is the institute within the National Institutes of Health that has played a great role in the conduct and support of research in women's reproductive health. In this position, the NICHD is advancing the health and well-being of women and girls in many areas, including research on uterine fibroids, birth outcomes, and community interventions that can improve health. This paper provides a general overview of the NICHD-sponsored women's reproductive health research portfolio, with emphasis on the challenges associated with eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in leiomyomata uteri and infant mortality. In addition, opportunities for community partnerships in reducing health disparities are described.
Armstrong
Alicia
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Maddox
Yvonne T
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D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D009215:Myometrium / Q000503:physiopathology; D018456:Reproductive Medicine; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health