Public health researchers have directed increasing attention to structural racism and its
implications for health equity. The conceptualization of racism as historically rooted in …

Objectives. To measure neighborhood exposure to proactive policing as a manifestation of
structural racism and its association with preterm birth. Methods. We linked all birth records …

Background Black women in the United States (US) have the highest risk of preterm birth
(PTB) and small for gestational age (SGA) births, compared to women of other racial groups …

Background: In the United States, Black women experience preterm birth (PTB;< 37 weeks
gestation) at more than 1.5 times the rate of non-Hispanic White women. Social …

Television is a valuable sociocultural resource that allows stereotypes to be exposed and
challenged including those of Black fathers. Critics note that most African American media …

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent psychological condition. Although
the effect of obstetrical and maternal complications on PPD are well described, the impact of …

Introduction Black African American (B/AA) women have a 2-fold to 3-fold elevated risk
compared with non-Hispanic White (W) women for preterm birth. Further, preterm birth is the …

Background Black women have worse birthing outcomes in part due to perceived racism.
Therefore, mistrust between Black birthing people and their obstetric providers is profound …

Preterm birth (PTB;< 37 weeks completed gestation) is a devastating problem affecting over
13 million live births worldwide. In the US, African Americans experience significantly higher …

Preterm birth (PTB;< 37 weeks gestation) rates have increased for 5 of the last 6 consecutive
years in the United States. These rates are particularly alarming for US non-Hispanic Black …