Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Shivakumar G, Copeland L. Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Medical Care 2020, 59: 131-138. PMID: 33201084, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-section rateCesarean section rateObstetrical careVeterans AffairsWomen veteransPregnant veteransC-sectionSection rateEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scoreHigher body mass indexObservational cohort studyBody mass indexC-section deliveryCommunity care providersDepression Scale scoresPublic health problemQuality of careVA medical facilitiesCross-sectional analysisPostpartum veteransMaternal morbidityCohort studyMass indexObstetrical providersVA care