Racial Discrimination and Adverse Birth Outcomes: An Integrative Review

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 707-720

  Alhusen, Jeanne L ^a   Bower, Kelly M ^a   Epstein, Elizabeth ^a   Sharps, Phyllis ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

health care disparities; low birth weight; minority health; pregnancy; premature birth; racial discrimination; racism; review; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLACK PERSON; CHRONIC STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATINA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICAN; RACISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WELLBEING; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RACISM;

EID: 84999636134     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12490     Document Type: Review

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