RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Getting to health equity in NICU care in the USA and beyond JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP fetalneonatal-2021-323533 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323533 A1 Jochen Profit A1 Erika M Edwards A1 DeWayne Pursley YR 2022 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/15/archdischild-2021-323533.abstract AB Differences in race/ethnicity, gender, income and other social factors have long been associated with disparities in health, illness and premature death. Although the terms ‘health differences’ and ‘health disparities’ are often used interchangeably, health disparities has recently been reserved to describe worse health in socially disadvantaged populations, particularly members of disadvantaged racial/ethnic groups and the poor within a racial/ethnic group. Infants receiving disparate care based on race/ethnicity, immigration status, language proficiency, or social class may be discomforting to healthcare workers who dedicate their lives to care for these patients. Recent literature, however, has documented differences in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care quality that have contributed to racial and ethnic differences in mortality and significant morbidity. We examine the within-NICU and between-NICU mechanisms of disparate care and recommend approaches to address these disparities.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.