Experiences of Racism and Preterm Birth: Findings from a Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2004 through 2012

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 495-501

  Bower, Kelly M ^a   Geller, Ruth J ^b   Perrin, Nancy A ^a   Alhusen, Jeanne ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEW YORK; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RACISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RACISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85050179546     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.06.002     Document Type: Article

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