Racial discrimination and the Black-White Gap in adverse birth outcomes: A review

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 362-370

  Giurgescu, Carmen ^a   McFarlin, Barbara L ^a   Lomax, Jeneen ^b   Craddock, Cindy ^c   Albrecht, Amy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Little Village Women's Health   (United States)

^c USAF   (United States)

^d Lawndale Christian Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational age at birth; Health status disparities; Low birth weight; Preterm birth; Racial discrimination; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ETHNICITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960086956     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00034.x     Document Type: Review

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