Disparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City
Janevic T, Loftfield E, Savitz D, Bradley E, Illuzzi J, Lipkind H. Disparities in Cesarean Delivery by Ethnicity and Nativity in New York City. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2014, 18: 250-257. PMID: 23504133, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1261-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryRisk ratioCentral/South American womenPre-pregnancy weightLow-risk womenCesarean delivery rateMultiple risk factorsNew York City birthsAmerican womenNon-Hispanic whitesForeign-born womenEthnic groupsEvidence of disparitiesAfrican American womenCaribbean womenAdjusted riskPregnancy complicationsGestational ageMedical complicationsPrimiparous womenMaternal agePatient preferencesSubgroup analysisRisk factorsSouth American women