Latina Women's Perinatal Experiences and Perspectives Around Discrimination, Anti-immigrant Policies, and Community Violence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe experiences of Latina women who were currently pregnant or recently gave birth around discrimination, anti-immigrant policies, and community violence during the early COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Qualitative secondary analysis.

Setting

Online or phone interviews.

Participants

Latina women who were currently pregnant or recently gave birth (N = 26).

Methods

We used reflexive thematic analysis to examine transcribed data from semistructured interviews conducted during the early COVID-19 pandemic with a subgroup of participants enrolled in a larger study related to prenatal care. Participants were English- or Spanish-speaking, Medicaid-eligible, Latina-identifying women who resided in Fresno County, California. We analyzed responses to qu

SUBMITTER: Keeton VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013466 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature