Social determinants of health and obstetric outcomes: A report and recommendations of the workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb;230(2):B2-B16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.10.013. Epub 2023 Oct 12.

Abstract

This article is a report of a 2-day workshop, entitled "Social determinants of health and obstetric outcomes," held during the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 2022 Annual Pregnancy Meeting. Participants' fields of expertise included obstetrics, pediatrics, epidemiology, health services, health equity, community-based research, and systems biology. The Commonwealth Foundation and the Alliance of Innovation on Maternal Health cosponsored the workshop and the Society for Women's Health Research provided additional support. The workshop included presentations and small group discussions, and its goals were to accomplish the following.

Keywords: biological embedding; community organizations; epidemiologic analysis; health disparities; interventions; models; policy; racism; research; theoretical frameworks; weathering.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maternal Health
  • Obstetrics*
  • Perinatology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Women's Health