Perceived vulnerability to immigration policies among postpartum Hispanic/Latina women in the MADRES pregnancy cohort before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objectives

Research suggests that perceived immigration policy vulnerability has important health implications. Coupled with the mental and physical stressors accompanying the postpartum period and a growing awareness of the discrimination and structural racism experienced by marginalized communities globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 period may have exacerbated stress among vulnerable populations, specifically postpartum Hispanic/Latina women. This study evaluated perceived immigration policy vulnerability (i.e. discrimination, social isolation, and family threats) in early postpartum Hispanic/Latina women in Los Angeles before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Methods

The Perceived Immigration Policy Effects Scale (PIPES) was administer

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Castro I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511002 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature