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This overview debriefs the use of positive deviance and mixed methods in others areas of medicine, describes the shortcomings of quantitative methods in obstetrics and presents qualitative studies carried out in obstetrics as well as the insights provided by this method. The article concludes by proposing positive deviance as a mixed methods approach to generate new knowledge for addressing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Sep;62(3):560-571. doi: 10.1097\/GRF.0000000000000472. 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