title: The Research Consortium on Religious Healthcare Institutions: studying the impact of religious restrictions on women's reproductive health.
abstract: Catholic hospitals and other religious institutions are a large and growing part of the US health care system. They have specific policies restricting reproductive health care. Despite increased public attention in the media to women denied necessary pregnancy-related care at Catholic hospitals, research on the effects of religious restrictions remains limited. This article summarizes research priorities as generated by 80 attendees at the inaugural meeting of the Research Consortium on Religious Healthcare Institutions. Such research is need to understand the impact of religious health system ownership on women's health.
authors.affiliation: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 1330 Broadway, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612. Electronic address: lori.freedman@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Lori R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 7110, Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: Debra B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Stulberg
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D060728:Reproductive Health; D016387:Women's Health