Understanding the Relationship Between Gender Representation in County Government and Perinatal Outcomes to Black, White, and Hispanic Birthing People in Georgia

Understanding the Relationship Between Gender Representation in County Government and Perinatal Outcomes to Black, White, and Hispanic Birthing People in Georgia

Objective: To characterize the association between percent of county-level elected officials who were female-presenting and perinatal outcomes in Georgia and variation by individual race, 2020–2021. Materials and Methods: We gathered data on the gender composition of county-level elected officials f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2024-03, Vol.5 (1), p.21-210
Hauptverfasser: Stanhope, Kaitlyn K, Kapila, Pragati, Hossain, Afsha, Abu-Salah, Maha, Singisetti, Vanshika, Umerani, Amal, Carter, Sierra, Boulet, Sheree
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Sprache:eng
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birthweight
hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
local government
maternal and infant health
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preterm birth
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To characterize the association between percent of county-level elected officials who were female-presenting and perinatal outcomes in Georgia and variation by individual race, 2020–2021. Materials and Methods: We gathered data on the gender composition of county-level elected officials for all Georgia counties ( n  = 159) in 2022 and calculated the percent of female elected officials (percent female, 0–100). We linked this to data from 2020 to 2021 birth certificates ( n  = 238,795) to identify preterm birth (PTB,
ISSN:2688-4844
2688-4844
DOI:10.1089/whr.2023.0158