Communication and Birth Experiences Among Black Birthing People Who Experienced Preterm Birth

Emily F. Gregory; Geminesse T. Johnson; Alejandra Barreto; Arthurine K. Zakama; Adya I. Maddox; Lisa D. Levine; Scott A. Lorch; Alexander G. Fiks; Peter F. Cronholm

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Communication and Birth Experiences Among Black Birthing People Who Experienced Preterm Birth

Emily F. Gregory, Geminesse T. Johnson, Alejandra Barreto, Arthurine K. Zakama, Adya I. Maddox, Lisa D. Levine, Scott A. Lorch, Alexander G. Fiks and Peter F. Cronholm

The Annals of Family Medicine January 2024, 22 (1) 31-36; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3048

Emily F. Gregory

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2Clinical Futures, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Geminesse T. Johnson

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Alejandra Barreto

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Arthurine K. Zakama

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Adya I. Maddox

2Clinical Futures, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Lisa D. Levine

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Scott A. Lorch

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2Clinical Futures, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Alexander G. Fiks

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2Clinical Futures, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Peter F. Cronholm

3PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

6Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Table 1.

Characteristics of Sample

Characteristics	Mean (range) or No. (%) Participants n = 30
Black race	30 (100)
Non-Hispanic ethnicity	30 (100)
Age, y	28 (18–42)
Infant age at interview, mons	11 (2–34)
Gestational age at birth, wks	28 (22–36)
Educational attainment
<High school	5 (17)
High school	15 (50)
Some college	7 (23)
Bachelor’s or graduate degree	3 (10)
Participant relationship with infant’s biologic father
Married or live together	10 (33)
Don’t live together, parents in a relationship	12 (40)
Don’t live together, father involved with child	4 (13)
No relationship	4 (13)

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Emily F. Gregory, Geminesse T. Johnson, Alejandra Barreto, Arthurine K. Zakama, Adya I. Maddox, Lisa D. Levine, Scott A. Lorch, Alexander G. Fiks, Peter F. Cronholm

The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2024, 22 (1) 31-36; DOI: 10.1370/afm.3048

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Emily F. Gregory, Geminesse T. Johnson, Alejandra Barreto, Arthurine K. Zakama, Adya I. Maddox, Lisa D. Levine, Scott A. Lorch, Alexander G. Fiks, Peter F. Cronholm

The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2024, 22 (1) 31-36; DOI: 10.1370/afm.3048

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