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Objective: To evaluate the influence of the ARRIVE (A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management) trial and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on racial and ethnic differences in labor induction, pregnancy-associated hypertension, and cesarean delivery among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White low-risk, first-time pregnancies.
Methods: We conducted an interrupted time series analysis of U.S. birth certificate data from maternal non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White race and ethnicity, first pregnancy, 39 or more weeks of gestation, with no documented contraindication to vaginal delivery or expectant management beyond 39 weeks. We compared the rate of labor induction (primary outcome), pregnancy-associated hypertension, and cesarean delivery during three time periods: pre-ARRIVE (January 1, 2015-July 31, 2018), post-ARRIVE (November 1, 2018-February 29, 2020), and post-COVID-19 (March 1, 2020-December 31, 2021).
Results: In the post-ARRIVE period, the rate of labor induction increased in both non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black patients, with no statistically significant difference in the magnitude of increase between the two groups (rate ratio for race [RR race ] 0.98, 95% CI, 0.95-1.02, P =.289). Post-COVID-19, the rate of labor induction increased in non-Hispanic White but not non-Hispanic Black patients. The magnitude of the rate change between non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black patients was significant (RR race 0.95, 95% CI, 0.92-0.99, P =.009). Non-Hispanic Black pregnant people were more likely to have pregnancy-associated hypertension and more often delivered by cesarean at all time periods.
Conclusion: Changes in obstetric practice after both the ARRIVE trial and the COVID-19 pandemic were not associated with changes in Black-White racial differences in labor induction, cesarean delivery, and pregnancy-associated hypertension.
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