Open AccessMaternal Experiences of Racial Discrimination, Child Indicators of Toxic Stress, and the Minding the Baby Early Home Visiting Intervention
Author(s) -
Eileen M. Condon,
Amalia Londoño Tobón,
Brianna Jackson,
Margaret L. Holland,
Arietta Slade,
Linda C. Mayes,
Lois S. Sadler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1538-9847
pISSN - 0029-6562
DOI - 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000529
Subject(s) - racism , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , political science , law
Racism is a significant source of toxic stress and a root cause of health inequities. Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to vicarious racism (i.e., racism experienced by a caregiver) is associated with poor child health and development, but associations with biological indicators of toxic stress have not been well studied. It is also unknown whether two-generation interventions, such as early home visiting programs, may help to mitigate the harmful effects of vicarious racism.