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Implicit Bias Training: Improving Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Maternal Care, Marilyn Mapp
Implicit Bias Training: Improving Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Maternal Care, Marilyn Mapp
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: Racial and ethnic disparities persist in the United States leading to adverse maternal outcomes. Nationally, the maternal mortality rates in black women are two to three times higher than white women. Implementing implicit bias training, recommended by the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health, is a key intervention that may help to reduce these disparities.
Objectives: This quasi-experimental/mixed methods project evaluated the effectiveness of training on implicit bias to increase awareness of implicit bias among a convenience sample of registered nurses in labor and delivery and postpartum units at two community hospitals.
Methods: Quantitative data was analyzed with …