Associations of In Utero Exposure to Racial Violence and Reproductive Development: The Bogalusa Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study seeks to assess the association between in utero exposure to racial violence during the Civil Rights movement and pubertal development and fertility outcomes within the Bogalusa Heart Study population.

Methods

Utilizing a prospective cohort design, Bogalusa Heart Study participants born between 1960 and 1970 were categorized based on their gestational age during peak racial violence events in Bogalusa. Exposure was defined as being in utero during the first trimester during February-July 1965. Pubertal development was assessed using age at menarche for girls and Tanner staging at age 13 for boys (n = 1945) and girls (n = 1970). Fertility outcomes, including fertility issues and miscarriage, were obtained by self-report from the Bogalusa Babies study (201

SUBMITTER: Santos MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12553303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature