I Wouldn't Let it Get to Me: Pregnant Black Women's Experiences of Discrimination.

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Abstract

Purpose: Non-Hispanic Black women in the United States experience disproportionately higher rates of adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight infants compared with White women. Racial discrimination has been associated with these adverse outcomes. However, not all Black women experience discrimination in the same way. The majority of studies that report on the relationship between racial discrimination and maternal health have used quantitative methods that may present a monolithic understanding of this relationship. Qualitative methods, specifically those that incorporate intersectionality, may illuminate the nuances in pregnant Black women's experiences of discrimination. We present a qualitative analysis of Black women's experiences of racial

SUBMITTER: Dove-Medows E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8349374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature