Paradox lost on the U.S.-Mexico border: U.S. Latinas and cesarean rates

Paradox lost on the U.S.-Mexico border: U.S. Latinas and cesarean rates

Abstract Background We apply Intersectional Theory to examine how compounded disadvantage affects the odds of women having a cesarean in U.S.-Mexico border hospitals and in non-border hospitals. We define U.S. Latinas with compounded disadvantage as those who have neither a college education nor pri...

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Main Authors: Theresa Morris, Amanda Gomez, Miriam Naiman-Sessions, Christine H. Morton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Cesarean
Childbirth
Hispanic health paradox
U.S-Mexico border
Listening to Mothers III
Intersectional theory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1701-9

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