RAND Research Topic: Obstetrics2024-03-23T01:03:10ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/obstetrics.htmlReducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at RiskRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2021/reducing-disparities-in-infant-mortality-using-big.html2021-07-01T09:00:00Z2021-07-01T09:00:00ZBlack babies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and across America—face much higher mortality rates than white babies. Researchers pulled together thousands of data points on more than 150,000 births to better predict who is at risk and how to help.The Better Obstetrics in Rural Nigeria (BORN) StudyEdward N. Okeke; Peter Glick; Isa Sadeeq Abubakar; Amalavoyal V. Chari; Emma Pitchforth; Josephine Exley; Usman Bashir; Claude Messan Setodji; Kun Gu; Obinna Onwujekwehttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9857.html2015-09-15T09:00:00Z2015-09-15T09:00:00ZDescribes an evaluation of the impact of the Midwives Service Scheme, a government program introduced in 2009, which is intended to increase women's access to skilled care in rural underserved areas of Nigeria.