Open AccessPregnant African American Women's Perceptions of Neighborhood, Racial Discrimination, and Psychological Distress as Influences on Birth Outcomes
Author(s) -
Emily DoveMedows,
Amanda Deriemacker,
Rhonda Dailey,
Timiya S. Nolan,
Deborah S. Walker,
Dawn P. Misra,
Karen Kavanaugh,
Carmen Giurgescu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mcn, the american journal of maternal child nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.326
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1539-0683
pISSN - 0361-929X
DOI - 10.1097/nmc.0000000000000589
Subject(s) - psychology , racism , distress , clinical psychology , affect (linguistics) , perception , qualitative research , construct (python library) , social science , communication , neuroscience , sociology , political science , law , computer science , programming language
African American women are more likely to experience preterm birth compared with White women. Social factors such as neighborhood disorder and experiences of racial discrimination, which disproportionately affect African American women, may partially explain these disparities.