ReviewSeminars in reproductive medicine2013
Racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive medicine: an evidence-based overview.
Review in Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Racial Differences in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- The Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape study of perinatal disparities in greater Houston: rationale, study design and participant profiles.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Evaluating Patient Experiences with Patient-Centered and Inclusive Care in Academic Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinics.Journal of patient experience · 2024Article
- Exploring Muslim Women's Reproductive Health Needs and Preferences in the Emergency Department.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- See one, do one, teach one: Reimagining reproductive endocrinology and infertility training programs to expand access to care.F&S reports · 2022Article
- Navigating Still Waters of Infertility: Role of Goal Features in Coping with a Thwarted Goal.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Association of In Utero Exposures With Risk of Early Natural Menopause.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Trends and inequities in severe maternal morbidity in Massachusetts: A closer look at the last two decades.PloS one · 2022Article
- Towards personalized medicine in maternal and child health: integrating biologic and social determinants.Pediatric research · 2021Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Fertility Awareness Among Reproductive-Aged Women.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Maternal reproductive history: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982-2015.International journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Next Steps in Puberty Research: Broadening the Lens Toward Understudied Populations.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2019Review
- Reversing the Trends toward Shorter Lives and Poorer Health for U.S. Women: A Call for Innovative Interdisciplinary Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Exploring Preconception Care: Insurance Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Health in the Pre-pregnancy Period.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Natural Selection Has Differentiated the Progesterone Receptor among Human Populations.American journal of human genetics · 2018Article
- Long-acting Reversible Contraception Among Homeless Women Veterans With Chronic Health Conditions: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medical care · 2017Article
- Associations between male infertility and ancestry in South Americans: a case control study.BMC medical genetics · 2017Article
- Variation in Vaginal Birth After Cesarean by Maternal Race and Detailed Ethnicity.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- Pregnant Women's Infant Oral Health Knowledge and Beliefs: Influence of Having Given Birth and of Having a Child in the Home.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- US family physicians' intrauterine and implantable contraception provision: results from a national survey.Contraception · 2016Article
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Abstract
Racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive medicine exist across the life span and are costly and burdensome to our healthcare system. Reduction and ultimate elimination of health disparities is a priority of the National Institutes of Health who requires reporting of race and ethnicity for all clinical research it supports. Given the increasing rates of admixture in our population, the definition and subsequent genetic significance of self-reported race and ethnicity used in health disparity research is not straightforward. Some groups have advocated using self-reported ancestry or carefully selected single-nucleotide polymorphisms, also known as ancestry informative markers, to sort individuals into populations. Despite the limitations in our current definitions of race and ethnicity in research, there are several clear examples of health inequalities in reproductive medicine extending from puberty and infertility to obstetric outcomes. We acknowledge that socioeconomic status, education, insurance status, and overall access to care likely contribute to the differences, but these factors do not fully explain the disparities. Epigenetics may provide the biologic link between these environmental factors and the transgenerational disparities that are observed. We propose an integrated view of health disparities across the life span and generations focusing on the metabolic aspects of fetal programming and the effects of environmental exposures. Interventions aimed at improving nutrition and minimizing adverse environmental exposures may act synergistically to reverse the effects of these epigenetic marks and improve the outcome of our future generations.
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