Cesarean Sections and Racial Birth Trauma: A Qualitative Analysis for Obstetric Racism among Black Women in the United States
Social factors, including medical racism, contribute to obstetric racism and racial birth trauma throughout postpartum and impact mental health.
Authors
- Praise Iyiewuare
- Tiara Monet Ranson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7039-0629)
- L E Goldenberg
- Shameka Poetry Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-0090)
- Kyrah K. Brown
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Kentucky Department of Education (US)
- Public Health – Seattle & King County (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Seattle University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women s Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057251409927
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00