Exploring the Application of Intersectionality as a Path toward Equity in Perinatal Health: A Scoping Review

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 685
• Main Authors: Hoang, Tuyet-Mai H, Wong, Ainslee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.12.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Best practice; Check lists; Female; Health disparities; Humans; Inequality; Intersectional Framework; Intersectionality; Maternal & child health; Medical research; Mental health; Morbidity; Physical Examination; Pregnancy; Research Design; Researchers; Review; Reviews; Social change; United States > US; health disparities; perinatal health; intersectionality; applied health science

To conduct a scoping review to determine how past studies have applied the theory of intersectionality, a critical feminist research paradigm, to understand the physical health and mental health outcomes of perinatal people as a step toward addressing maternal health disparities and injustice. The s...