Committee Opinion No. 649 Summary: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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Projections suggest that people of color will represent most of the U.S. population by 2050, and yet significant racial and ethnic disparities persist in women's health and health care. Although socioeconomic status accounts for some of these disparities, factors at the patient, practitioner, and health care system levels contribute to existing and evolving disparities in women's health outcomes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is committed to the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in the health and health care of women and encourages obstetrician-gynecologists and other health care providers to engage in activities to help achieve this goal.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Obstetrics and gynecology

دوره 126 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015