Becker's Healthcare July 21, 2022
Giving birth in states with high nurse workforce diversity is tied to significantly reduced risks of adverse maternal outcomes, according to a recent study from researchers at Columbia University in New York City.
Using U.S. birth certificate data from 2017 as well as data from the American Community Survey, researchers compared state-level nurse workforce diversity to the rates of severe adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth, such as eclampsia, blood transfusion and hysterectomy.
State-level nurse workforce diversity was categorized into three groups: low (3.3 to 14 percent of registered nurses are racial and ethnic minorities); intermediate (14 percent to 32 percent); and high (32 to 68 percent). The average proportion of RNs who were racial and entnic minorities was...
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