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The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Dear John,
Articles in the October issue focus on the health and economic costs of
perinatal mental illness.
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Consequences Of Perinatal Mental Illness
Papers in the October 2021 issue discuss costs, procedures, and birth
outcomes associated with perinatal mental illness.
Clare Brown and colleagues analyzed hospital data and found that people
giving birth who have at least one mental health disorder
are at more than 50 percent greater risk of severe maternal morbidity
and incur hospitalization costs associated with delivery 9 percent
higher than those with no mental health disorders. Â
Melissa Zochowski and coauthors examined first-time cesarean section
rates
among low-risk commercially insured women between 2008 and 2017. Overall
cesarean rates for this population are about 25 percent, with the
probability 3.5 percentage points higher, on average, among women with
perinatal mood and anxiety disorders compared to those without them.
Shannon Simonovich and coauthors updated a 2010 meta-analysis and found
that pregnant people with depression
are 1.46 times more likely to give birth preterm and 1.90 times more
likely to deliver a low-birthweight infant than people without
depression.
Today on Health Affairs Blog, Arthur Robin Williams and coauthors
discuss care gaps
in populations with co-occurring behavioral health conditions.
Sadiq Patel and Ateev Mehrotra explain the widening disparities in
mental health treatment
between rural and urban Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elevating Voices: Hispanic Heritage Month: In a May 2021 paper, Jenny
Guadamuz and coauthors found that, in 2015, "there were
disproportionately more pharmacy deserts in Black or Hispanic/Latino
neighborhoods than in White or diverse neighborhoods." Read more here
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Affairs content about all things related to the pandemic.
Your Daily Digest
Mental Health Conditions Increase Severe Maternal Morbidity By 50
Percent And Cost $102 Million Yearly In The United States
Clare C. Brown et al.
Trends In Primary Cesarean Section Rates Among Women With And Without
Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders
Melissa K. Zochowski et al.
Meta-Analysis Of Antenatal Depression And Adverse Birth Outcomes In US
Populations, 2010-20
Shannon D. Simonovich et al.
To Overcome America's Opioid Crisis And Reduce Disparities,
Coordinated Measurement Is Critical
Arthur Robin Williams et al.
The Surge Of Telehealth During The Pandemic Is Exacerbating Urban-Rural
Disparities In Access To Mental Health Care
Sadiq Y. Patel and Ateev Mehrotra
Fewer Pharmacies In Black And Hispanic/Latino Neighborhoods Compared
With White Or Diverse Neighborhoods, 2007-15
Jenny S. Guadamuz et al.
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