King, Ilia2023-05-182023-05-182023https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/32766This thesis aims to examine the differences in the levels of counseling received by black and white women of varying Socioeconomic statuses (SES) at three time periods of a woman's reproductive existence. The methods used to make this examination using the PRAMS state agencies collected CDC data in qualifying states through surveys in 2018. This survey asked women whether they recall counseling on various topics during the doctors' visit before becoming pregnant, any prenatal appointment, and the counseling they received at their postnatal checkup. This study uses Logistic regression to estimate associations between women's race, SES, and other demographic characteristics and their likelihood of being counseled on various topics listed. The results of this study show that black women at each level of SES are counseled more heavily than white women at the three examined stages in this study. Black high-SES women receive less counseling than Black women overall. However, this result requires further research due to the sample's limited number of Black women with high SES status. The results of this study mirror previous studies in that Black women as an ethnic minority are likely to be counseled in reproductive visits. This study discusses how black women receiving more counseling than white women tie into implicit biases black women face and how health care providers should take measures to remedy the racial differences to help improve the provider-patient experience.Maternal healthPatient communicationHealth care providersSocioeconomic statusesBlack womenWhite womenThesis13792723892023-03-22en