“I Feel Like a Lot of Black Women Don’t Seek Preconception Health.” Qualitative Findings of Preconception Health among Young Black Women in the United States

The narrative demonstrates that knowledge of PH among some young Black women is low due to a plethora of issues transcending beyond their immediate locus of control into system and structural-level problems that are unique to Black women. This study has direct public health implications for Black maternal health, higher institutions, sociocultural norms, and broad health policy.