Impact of Hospital Visitor Restrictions on Racial Disparities in Obstetrics

Alexandra Norton; Tenisha Wilson; Gail Geller; Marielle S. Gross

doi:10.1089/heq.2020.0073

Impact of Hospital Visitor Restrictions on Racial Disparities in Obstetrics

Alexandra Norton, Tenisha Wilson, Gail Geller, Marielle S. Gross

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Abstract

Racial disparities in both obstetrics and COVID-19 are well documented. Troublingly, implicit biases and related testimonial injustice potentiate adverse outcomes for women of color whose voices and concerns have been historically discredited by the medical establishment. In the context of COVID-19, the restriction of hospital visitors for infection prevention and control in a labor and delivery setting may disproportionately burden black women by eliminating or severely limiting access to essential in-person advocacy, which threatens to exacerbate existing disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes. The potential disproportionate impact of visitor restrictions on women of color should inform the ongoing pandemic response.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	505-508
Number of pages	4
Journal	Health Equity
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0073
State	Published - Dec 1 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
health disparities
obstetrics

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Health(social science)
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Information Management

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