Manifestations of Anti-Black Racism and Worry About Pregnancy and Birthing While Black: A Cross-sectional Secondary Analysis of Giving Voice to Mothers
The findings demonstrate the complexity of racialized harm enacted against Black women during the perinatal period and underscore the ways in which obstetric racism and contexts of structural racism powerfully shape the meaning and subsequent emotional impact of pregnancy and birthing while Black.
Authors
- Na’Tasha Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-8680)
- Barbara Saltzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7337-5749)
- Karen A. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-664X)
- Saraswathi Vedam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-3638)
- Dorian S. Odems (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-2995)
- Erica Czaja
Institutions
- College of the Holy Cross (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- BirdLife International (KE)
- Shaughnessy Hospital (CA)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Toledo (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02461-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06