Environmental contributions to disparities in pregnancy outcomes.

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dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Marie Lynn
dc.contributor.authorMaxson, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:15Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractOne of the most persistent disparities in American health status is the pronounced difference in birth outcomes between non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women. Poor pregnancy outcomes have a substantial impact on mortality, morbidity, and health care costs. Increasing evidence indicates that environmental exposures are associated with poor birth outcomes. This paper reviews the latest research on how environmental exposures affect pregnancy outcomes and then discusses how these exposures may be embedded within a context of significant social and host factor stress. The analysis suggests that environmental, social, and host factors are cumulatively stressing non-Hispanic black women and that this cumulative stress may be a cause of the persistent disparities in pregnancy outcomes.
dc.description.urihttp://epirev.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/1/67.abstract
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/3wtd-ve4h
dc.identifier.citationMiranda, Marie Lynn and Maxson, Pamela and Edwards, Sharon (2009) Environmental contributions to disparities in pregnancy outcomes. Epidemiologic reviews, 31 (1). pp. 67-83.
dc.identifier.issn1478-6729
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2773
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23422
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectenvironmental pollution
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectlow birth weight
dc.subjectpregnancy outcome
dc.subjectpremature birth
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.titleEnvironmental contributions to disparities in pregnancy outcomes.
dc.typeArticle

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