Table 2 Ranking of Research Priorities in Georgia (Rounds 2 and 3)
From: Maternal health equity in Georgia: a Delphi consensus approach to definition and research priorities
Research Priorities to Address Maternal Health Equity in Georgia, n (%)a | Round 2 (n = 14)b | Round 3 (n = 12)c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UI | I not U | I and U | UI | I not U | I and U | |
Understand and measure the causes of, and solutions to,d social, structural, and political drivers of maternal health disparities | 0 (0) | 3 (21) | 11 (79) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 9 (75) |
Causes of, and solutions to, racial inequity in maternal health outcomes and servicese | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 12 (92) | N/A | ||
Evaluating barriers to and benefitsfof full-spectrum care, including midwives, doulas, postpartum care, and abortion services | 0 (0) | 4 (29) | 10 (71) | 0 (0) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
Understanding maternal mental healthd | 0 (0) | 5 (38) | 8 (62) | 0 (0) | 4 (33) | 8 (67) |
Evaluating what’s worked in reducing disparities and how to translate results to Georgia | 0 (0) | 3 (21) | 11 (79) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (100) |
Evaluating Black women’s and birthing people’s nonclinicalg experience of maternal care services | 0 (0) | 4 (29) | 10 (71) | 1 (8) | 6 (50) | 5 (42) |
Factors that contribute to patient distrust of providers | 0 (0) | 8 (57) | 6 (43) | 0 (0) | 9 (75) | 3 (25) |
Understanding patients’ clinical and nonclinicalh expectations of their care | 0 (0) | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 1 (8) | 6 (50) | 5 (42) |
Uncovering the interactions of challenges and assets within Black communities and families and how they produce risks and resilience for maternal and birth outcomesi | 0 (0) | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 0 (0) | 6 (55) | 5 (45) |
Patient-centered maternal care, including provider-level factors, that impede that care | 0 (0) | 3 (21) | 11 (79) | 1 (8) | 4 (33) | 7 (58) |
Effects of stress and sleep healthj on maternal morbidity | 0 (0) | 10 (71) | 4 (29) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 9 (75) |
Protective effects of safe, affordable, and accessiblek radical care models/intensive care coordination and social supports | 0 (0) | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 0 (0) | 6 (50) | 6 (50) |
Policy-related factors that impede access to high-quality maternal health servicese | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 12 (92) | 0 (0) | 2 (17) | 10 (83) |
Life course factors that contribute to higher risk of poor maternal health outcomes, particularly for Black and low-income mothers | 0 (0) | 5 (36) | 9 (64) | 0 (0) | 5 (42) | 7 (58) |
Other (please specify) | NR | N/A | ||||