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Title: Choice, Community, and Reproductive Health: Expanding Access to Perinatal Education in Los Angeles

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Evidence supports perinatal education as an intervention with potential to improve the health of pregnant individuals and their children, and our analysis suggests that the current landscape of perinatal education providers in Los Angeles is insufficient for a variety of reasons. In particular, we observed that transportation, cost, and a notable lack of courses taught in Spanish are among the factors most likely to affect a pregnant individual’s access to perinatal education...Finally, LOOM’s long-term business plan should include developing a bilingual digital platform and training trusted, LOOMcertified community educators who can host bilingual perinatal education courses in areas where they are needed most — two strategies that effectively address barriers of cost, transportation, and language at once.

Url: https://luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6ReproductiveHealth.FINAL_.MS_.pdf

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Authors: Christianson, Hanna; Lopez, Melissa; McCallister, Camille; Rhodes, Lily

Publisher: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affiars

Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS

Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Gender, Reproductive and Sexual Health

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