Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context
This is among the first studies to examine the association between trauma symptoms, discrimination, and inflammation during pregnancy. In so doing, it elucidates critical pathways by which discrimination may be differentially biologically embedded across immigrant generations. Emotional responses to and chronicity of discrimination may be critical factors for understanding how experiences of discrimination may influence the maternal inflammatory milieu.
Authors
- Krista M. Perreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-0261)
- W. Roger Mills‐Koonce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9923-1831)
- Hudson P. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-366X)
- Rebeca Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-4850)
- Cheryl L. Woods‐Giscombé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6245-783X)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Miami (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
- Published
- 2024-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100914
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill