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The Lived Experience: Collective Realities Of Black Maternal Healthcare, Rhonda Parham
The Lived Experience: Collective Realities Of Black Maternal Healthcare, Rhonda Parham
West Chester University Doctoral Projects
Maternal health has become an increasingly important public health issue in the United States due to the country elevated levels of maternal mortality rates. As the patient experience which entails a wide variety of interactions between patients and the healthcare system becomes more associated with patient outcomes, it is important to explore how the patient experience is affecting maternal health outcomes. This study consists of in-depth interviews to investigate their experience receiving maternal healthcare in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The study aims to figure out what are black women experiences while receiving maternal healthcare in southeastern Pennsylvania and are those experiences negative. …