Adverse birth outcomes in African American women: The social context of persistent reproductive disadvantage

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-16

  Dominguez, Tyan Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; health disparities; Infant mortality; low birthweight; pregnancy; preterm delivery; racism; stress

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFANT MORTALITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACISM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651249176     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350902986880     Document Type: Article

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