Community Health Worker Home Visiting, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Care, and Disparities Among Birthing Individuals With Medicaid Insurance

Meghea, Cristian; E. Raffo, Jennifer; Yu, Xiao; Meng, Ran; Luo, Zhehui; Vander Meulen, Peggy; Sanchez Lloyd, Celeste; Anne Roman, Lee

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2310

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Community Health Worker Home Visiting, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Care, and Disparities Among Birthing Individuals With Medicaid Insurance

Published in JAMA Pediatrics • Jul 24, 2023

Authors:

Cristian Meghea

Jennifer E. Raffo

Xiao Yu

Abstract

Importance: Home visiting is recommended to address maternal and infant health disparities but is underused with mixed impacts on birth outcomes. Community health workers, working with nurses and social workers in a combined model, may be a strategy to reach high-risk individuals, improve care and o...

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Medicine

Medicaid

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