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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85088, first published .
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Semantic Similarity Search Approach to Extract Exemplars of Stigmatizing and Positive Language in Obstetric Clinical Notes: Exploratory Study

Semantic Similarity Search Approach to Extract Exemplars of Stigmatizing and Positive Language in Obstetric Clinical Notes: Exploratory Study

Jihye Kim Scroggins   1 , PhD, RN ;   Ismael Ibrahim Hulchafo   2 , MD, MS ;   Veronica Barcelona   2 , PhD, RN ;   Anahita Davoudi   3 , PhD ;   Hans Moen   4 , PhD ;   Sarah Harkins   2 , PhD, RN ;   Danielle Scharp   5 , PhD, APRN, FNP-BC ;   Kenrick Cato   6 , PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN ;   Michele Tadiello   7 , MMCi, BSN ;   Maxim Topaz   2 , PhD, RN

1 School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2 School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

3 VNS Health, New York, NY, United States

4 Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

5 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

6 School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

7 Center for Community-Engaged Health Informatics and Data Science, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Jihye Kim Scroggins, PhD, RN
  • School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 120 Medical Drive
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 (919) 966-4260
  • Email: jihyeks@unc.edu