Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination

We determined whether African American women's lifetime exposure to interpersonal racial discrimination is associated with pregnancy outcomes. We performed a case-control study among 104 African American women who delivered very low birthweight (

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2004-12, Vol.94 (12), p.2132-2138
Main Authors: Collins, James W., Jr, David, Richard J, Handler, Arden, Wall, Stephen, Andes, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Americans
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Black or African American - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Interpersonal Relations
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Prejudice
Public health
Racial discrimination
Racism
Research and Practice
Socioeconomic Factors
Women
Womens health
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Summary:We determined whether African American women's lifetime exposure to interpersonal racial discrimination is associated with pregnancy outcomes. We performed a case-control study among 104 African American women who delivered very low birthweight (
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2132