@article{ETD, recid = {10021}, author = {Hwa, Cassie L.}, title = {The midwife's role in screening for social determinants of health: a quality improvement project to improve care delivery for pregnant patients}, publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University}, school = {D.N.P.}, address = {2023}, number = {ETD}, abstract = {Modern medicine is beginning to recognize the substantial effects of social determinants of health (SDoH) on overall wellbeing. The World Health Organization defines SDoH as "non-medical factors" influencing health such as "conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age" and "have an important influence on health inequities" (World Health Organization [WHO], 2022, Social determinants of health section, para. 2). Understanding the midwife's imperative to screen for and address SDoH, this quality improvement project examined the screening practices for SDoH in a midwifery practice in an academic health center and implemented a workflow to standardize SDoH documentation.}, url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10021}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/5x21tg35h}, }