Compare three articles and how they relate to the research question “to what degree does the lack of adequate insurance is associated with maternal mortality and morbidity among African American women?

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Research Question: what degree is the lack of adequate health insurance associated

with the high rate of maternal mortality among African American women?

Brown, C. C., Adams, C. E., & Moore, J. E. (2021). Race, Medicaid coverage, and equity in

maternal morbidity. Women's Health Issues, 31(3), 245-253.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2020.12.005

L. (2020). Race and ethnicity, medical insurance, and within-hospital severe maternal

morbidity disparities. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 135(2), 285–293.

https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000003667

Kim, T. Y., Dagher, R. K., & Chen, J. (2016). Racial/Ethnic differences in unintended

pregnancy: Evidence from a national sample of U.S. women. American Journal of

Preventive Medicine, 50(4), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.09.027

Loggins Clay, S., Griffin, M., & Averhart, W. (2018). Black/White disparities in pregnant

women in the United States: An examination of risk factors associated with Black/White

racial identity. Health & Social Care in the Community, 26(5), 654-663.

https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12565

Snowden, J. M., Osmundson, S. S., Kaufman, M., Blauer Peterson, C., & Kozhimannil, K. B.

(2020). Cesarean birth and maternal morbidity among Black women and White women

after implementation of a blended payment policy. Health Services Research, 55(5), 729–

740. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13319

Wang, E., Glazer, K. B., Howell, E. A., & Janevic, T. M. (2020). Social determinants of

pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in the United States. Obstetrics &

Gynecology, 135(4), 896–915. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000003762

Wherry, L. R. (2017). State Medicaid expansions for parents led to increased coverage and prenatal care utilization among pregnant mothers. Health Services Research, 53(5),

3569–3591. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12820