Sample of the PREM-OB Scale Suite
| Scale | Number of Items | Subdomain | Sample Themes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanity | 31 | Safety Autonomy Empathy Communication | Health care delay, denial, neglect, or dismissiveness Health care exclusion or erasure in medical decision making Health care inquiry and elicitation of attitudes, feelings, and daily life Health care information, comprehension, transparency, and relevance in eliciting informed consent |
| Kinship | 9 | Nonapplicable | Health care team or system affirmation, disruption, or denial of biological or social relationship between Black birthing person and their newborn, partner, parent, or doula |
| Racism | 12 | Nonapplicable | Health care practice of biologic determinism and racial stereotyping in medical counseling and decision making |
PREM-OB = Patient-Reported Experience Measure of Obstetric Racism.
Note: The PREM-OB Scale suite is proprietary and owned exclusively by Birthing Cultural Rigor, LLC. Please contact the authors for more information.