biostudies-literatureGutierrez CEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Developmente0281803https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9977052biostudies-literatureUnknown18(3)We examined whether and how birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization among Latina mothers changed over time across years associated with the Trump sociopolitical environment, using restricted-use birth records from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). To assess potential variation among subpopulations, we disaggregated the analyses by maternal nativity and country/region of origin. Our results indicate that both US- and foreign-born Latina mothers experienced increasingly higher risks of delivering low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) infants over the years associated with Trump's political career. Among foreign-born Latinas, adverse birth outcomes increased significantly among mothers from Mexico and Central America but not among mothers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, aPloS oneBirth and prenatal care outcomes of Latina mothers in the Trump era: Analysis by nativity and country/region of origin.PMC9977052P2C HD050924T32 HD007168Gutierrez CDollar NTfalseBirth and prenatal care outcomes of Latina mothers in the Trump era: Analysis by nativity and country/region of origin.We examined whether and how birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization among Latina mothers changed over time across years associated with the Trump sociopolitical environment, using restricted-use birth records from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). To assess potential variation among subpopulations, we disaggregated the analyses by maternal nativity and country/region of origin. Our results indicate that both US- and foreign-born Latina mothers experienced increasingly higher risks of delivering low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) infants over the years associated with Trump's political career. Among foreign-born Latinas, adverse birth outcomes increased significantly among mothers from Mexico and Central America but not among mothers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, a2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232025-04-05T13:00:43.085Z2025-04-05T13:00:43.085ZS-EPMC99770523685732910.1371/journal.pone.0281803