Nurse diversity linked to a reduced risk of maternal health issues, study finds

Columbia University researchers found more nurses of color improved overall maternal health outcomes for Black, Latino, Asian American and white mothers.

Hiring a more diverse nurse workforce may help address "racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes" and improve maternal health, according to a report from Columbia University researchers.

The findings, which were published earlier this month in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, revealed that states with the highest nurse diversity reported fewer health complications for moms during childbirth, including eclampsia, blood transfusion, hysterectomy and intensive care unit admission. 

“The more racially and ethnically diverse the nurse workforce is, the better maternal health outcomes are,” said Guohua Li, a study author and professor of epidemiology and anesthesiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. “This finding holds up for white mothers as well as for mothers of color.” 

Giving birth in states with the highest nurse diversity was associated with a reduction in severe adverse maternal outcomes by 50% for Asian and Pacific Islander mothers, 32% for white mothers, 31% for Latina mothers and 20% for Black mothers.

“This study is important because persistent racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality are of public health significance and because health care workforce diversity is amendable to policy interventions,” Li said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/nurse-diversity-linked-reduced-risk-maternal-health-issues-study-finds-rcna39146


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