Strategies to reduce disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: Patient and provider education.
A reduction in racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality requires effective education of both patients and providers. Although providers seem to recognize that disparities exist, there is a widespread need for improving our understanding differences in health care and outcomes and the factors that contribute to them. There are increasingly more educational materials available for the purpose of augmenting disparities education among patients and providers. However, it is important to incorporate contemporary learning methodologies and technologies to address our current knowledge deficit. Collaborative educational models with a multi-disciplinary approach to patient education will be essential. Ultimately, the comprehensive education of providers and patients will require efforts on the part of numerous stakeholders within patient care delivery models. Further investigation will be necessary to determine how best to disseminate this information to maximize the impact of patient and provider educations with the goal of eliminating disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality.
['Jain|Joses|J|', 'Moroz|Leslie|L|']
D005260:Female D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice D054624:Health Status Disparities D006801:Humans D008428:Maternal Mortality D017145:Models, Educational D010353:Patient Education as Topic D058996:Quality Improvement D016387:Women's Health
Provider education Disparities education Collaborative education Patient education Disparities reduction