Examining Black Birthing People's Experiences with Racism, Discrimination, and Contextualized Stress and Their Perspectives on Racial Concordance with Prenatal Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We examine Black birthing people's experiences with racism, discrimination, and contextualized stress and whether those experiences are associated with preference for racially concordant prenatal care providers.

Methods

This cross-sectional study is the quantitative component of a larger, mixed-methods study. Data were from initial (August-October 2021) and follow-up (December 2022-January 2023) surveys among self-identified Black and/or African American birthing people who delivered a baby at a university system between 2019 and 2021 and were at least 18 years old. Respondents were 3-32 months postdelivery at the initial survey, which collected data on demographics and the Perceived Racism (ranges 0-430), Perceived Discrimination (ranges 0-36), and Jackson, Hog

SUBMITTER: Teal EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464861 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature