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Researchers have focused on reviewing patient medical records after sentinel maternal events to help determine major contributors to them; however, qualitative studies with near-miss survivors, especially among Black women, may be a more useful approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using a qualitative methodology, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 Black women to explore how they perceived the care provided to them during their near-miss experiences. Our study also employed a phenomenology framework to understand the lived experience of Black women who had a maternal near miss in the context of a hospital setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We interviewed 12 women between October 2020 and March 2021. All participants had a maternal near miss between the years 2010 and 2020 and were aged between 19 and 41 years when they had their near-miss experience. These women identified communication, patient\u2013provider relationship, skills\/competency of staff, provider discrimination, systems issues, and emotional distress as major contributors to their experiences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Maternal near misses serve as a precursor to maternal mortality events. By listening to patients and their families recount their perspectives on what leads up to these near misses, we can unearth valuable lessons that can aid in the development of strategies and interventions to decrease the numbers of pregnancy-related deaths; especially among Black women who suffer disproportionately from maternal morbidity and mortality. Based on these findings, we recommend that hospitals and OB-GYN practices consider the unique predispositions of their Black patients; account for their own personal biases, revisit the near-miss experiences of past patients to keep patients central to care and build rapport between patients and hospital birthing support staff; and center discussions about improvements in care around racist structures and systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057221133830","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,3]],"date-time":"2022-11-03T02:49:32Z","timestamp":1667443772000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Examination of maternal near-miss experiences in the hospital setting among Black women in the United States"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3964-5060","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tiffany E","family":"Byrd","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lucy A","family":"Ingram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nkechi","family":"Okpara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-17455057221133830","first-page":"762","volume":"68","author":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","year":"2019","journal-title":"MMWR"},{"key":"bibr2-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpobgyn.2009.01.007"},{"key":"bibr3-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3310\/pgfar04090"},{"issue":"5","key":"bibr4-17455057221133830","first-page":"2","volume":"19","author":"Abdollahpour S","year":"2022","journal-title":"Reprod Health"},{"key":"bibr5-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"26","DOI":"10.1080\/01443619750113555","volume":"17","author":"Bewley S","year":"1997","journal-title":"J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"bibr6-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1503\/cmaj.045156"},{"key":"bibr7-17455057221133830","volume-title":"Medicare: a strategy for quality assurance, volume II: sources and methods","author":"Lohr KN.","year":"1990"},{"key":"bibr8-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/01459740.2018.1549389"},{"key":"bibr9-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.semperi.2020.151267"},{"key":"bibr10-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/birt.12622"},{"key":"bibr11-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/13648470.2021.1932416"},{"key":"bibr12-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00001648-200005000-00019"},{"issue":"2","key":"bibr13-17455057221133830","first-page":"187","volume":"96","author":"Lespinasse AA","year":"2004","journal-title":"J Natl Med Assoc"},{"key":"bibr14-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.94.12.2125"},{"key":"bibr15-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-3016.2001.00013.x"},{"key":"bibr16-17455057221133830","first-page":"1","volume":"49","author":"American Public Health Association","year":"2019","journal-title":"Nation\u2019s Health August"},{"key":"bibr17-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/jwh.2020.8874"},{"key":"bibr18-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.90.8.1212"},{"key":"bibr19-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/ort0000430"},{"key":"bibr20-17455057221133830","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jmwh.12490"},{"key":"bibr21-17455057221133830","unstructured":"Taylor J, Novoa C, Hamm K, et al. 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