Despite decreases in infants born premature and at low birth weight in the United States
(US), racial disparities between Black and White women continue. In response, the purpose …

Black birthing people are twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) as
their white counterparts. Structural racism provides a framework for understanding root …

Background Exposures to structural racism has been identified as one of the leading risk
factors for adverse maternal and infant health outcomes among Black women; yet current …

We examined associations between state-level measures of structural racism and infant
mortality among black and white populations across the US. Overall and race-specific infant …

Abstract In the United States, racial disparities in adverse maternal health outcomes remain
a pressing issue, with Black women experiencing a 3–4 times higher risk of maternal …

Objective The objective of this study is to determine the linkage between multidimensional
structural racism typologies and preterm birth (PTB), low birthweight (LBW), and small‐for …

Objectives While ecological studies indicate that high levels of structural racism within US
states are associated with elevated infant mortality rates, studies using individual-level data …

Background While evidence shows considerable geographic variations in county-level
racial inequities in infant mortality, the role of structural racism across urban–rural lines …

Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes have persistently been wide and
may be explained by individual and area-level factors. Our primary objective was to …

Objectives The purpose of this paper was to systematically review the literature investigating
the relationship between perceived racism/discrimination and health among black American …