Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination

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dc.contributor.authorCollins, James W. Jr
dc.contributor.authorDavid, Richard J.
dc.contributor.authorHandler, Arden
dc.contributor.authorWall, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorAndes, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:25Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:25Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractObjectives. We determined whether African American women’s lifetime exposure to interpersonal racial discrimination is associated with pregnancy outcomes. Methods. We performed a case–control study among 104 African American women who delivered very low birthweight (<1500 g) preterm (<37 weeks) infants and 208 African American women who delivered non–low-birthweight (>2500g) term infants in Chicago, Ill. Results. The unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of very low birthweight infants for maternal lifetime exposure to interpersonal racism in 3 or more domains equaled 3.2 (95% confidence intervals=1.5, 6.6) and 2.6 (1.2, 5.3), respectively. This association tended to persist across maternal sociodemographic, biomedical, and behavioral characteristics. Conclusions. The lifelong accumulated experiences of racial discrimination by African American women constitute an independent risk factor for preterm delivery.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.94.12.2132
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/w0nv-xz33
dc.identifier.citationCollins, James W. Jr and David, Richard J. and Handler, Arden and Wall, Stephen and Andes, Steven (2004) Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination. American Journal of Public Health, 94 (12). pp. 2132-2138.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 1038
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22990
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectHealth Risk Factors
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectpregnancy outcomes
dc.subjectinterpersonal racism
dc.subjectindependent risk factor
dc.subjectpreterm delivery
dc.titleVery Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination
dc.typeArticle

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