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Pregnancy Complication Risks for Prior C-Section Patients

What: A study of over 70,000 women with a prior C-section found that serious and fatal complications varied birth mode and race. Black and Latino women had higher complication rates when they had a planned C-section versus a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). For white women, complication rates were similar between planned repeat cesarean births and VBACs.

Key Line: “While we were not able to directly examine the mechanisms… Black and Latinx birthing people are more concentrated in lower-resourced hospitals that provide lower-quality care… Future studies should explore the contribution of hospital characteristics and resources to racial and ethnic disparities in SMM for those with a prior cesarean delivery”

Source: JAMA Network Open

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