Key result
Addressing social and structural determinants of health through solutions-based multidisciplinary approaches is needed to improve peripartum cardiomyopathy outcomes in Black birthing individuals.
Why the study?
Studies linking social and structural drivers and determinants of health to maternal outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy among Black birthing individuals are limited.
This review emphasizes the necessity of addressing social determinants of health to mitigate disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality among Black individuals with peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Among Black birthing individuals, opportunities to address disparities in care can impact outcomes. Studies linking social and structural drivers and determinants of health to maternal outcomes are limited, particularly pertaining to PPCM. This narrative review attempts to address literature gaps by offering solutions based approaches to cardio-obstetrical outcomes in the maternal mortality and morbidity space, which is needed for not only obstetrical clinicians and maternal fetal medicine specialists, but also multi-disciplinary clinicians to move the needle in outcomes for pregnant and birthing persons, particularly in the peripartum and postpartum periods.
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Clare et al. (2026) conducted a review in Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Social determinants of health was evaluated. Addressing social and structural determinants of health through solutions-based multidisciplinary approaches is needed to improve peripartum cardiomyopathy outcomes in Black birthing individuals.
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