Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Birth Equity Conference

AANHPI Birth Equity Conference - May 16, 2022

About the AANHPI Birth Equity Conference:

The Stanford University research team for the NIH-funded project: Disparities in Processes and Outcomes of Care Across Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Populations at Childbirth will convene families, caregivers and stakeholders to enhance awareness of, exchange knowledge about, and develop the groundwork for a collaborative learning network to optimize care and quality in AANHPI childbirth outcomes.  This conference will provide a platform for our team to engage with AANHPI families, their caregivers and key stakeholders in maternal and neonatal quality to identify key drivers of inequitable care and outcomes and provide directions for improvement.

The NIH research is a joint effort of the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, (CPQCC and CMQCC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) whose preliminary investigations have identified significant disparities in childbirth outcomes and experiences among AANHPI mothers and infants in California.  Some AANHPI mothers experience higher rates of low risk-cesarean birth and episiotomies compared to other populations, and AANHPI infants have disparate rates of receiving any breastmilk on hospital discharge. AANHPI mothers have reported concerning experiences of discrimination based on their race/ethnicity and language, reported symptoms of depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy, and gaps in practical and emotional support postpartum. However, little is known regarding the care and outcomes affecting individual groups of AANHPI; hence, the focus of our NIH grant.

Acknowledgements:

The conference is made possible by the generous contribution by the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE).