Racial Residential Segregation and Mental Health During Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Research suggests the social, physical, and socioeconomic contexts of residing in segregated neighborhoods may negatively affect mental health.

Objective

To assess the association between racial residential segregation and prenatal mental health among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White individuals.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC), an integrated health care delivery system. Participants included self-identified Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White pregnant individuals who attended at least 1 prenatal care visit at KPNC between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from January 14, 2023, to August 15, 2024.

Exposures

Racial resid

SUBMITTER: Kelly-Taylor K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581653 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature