Abstract Racial discrimination has been linked to allostatic load (i.e., cumulative biological stress) among African American women. However, limited attention has been given to psychosocial processes involved in the stress response-critical for understanding biological pathways to

Exposures to structural racism and racial discrimination among pregnant and early post-partum Black women living in Oakland, California Abstract Research supports that exposure to stressors (e.g., perceived stress and racism) during pregnancy can negatively impact the immune system, which

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Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of gendered racial microaggressions (i.e., subtle and everyday verbal, behavioral, and environmental expressions of oppression based on the intersection of one's race and gender) experienced by Black women by applying a

Abstract Perinatal and neonatal nurses have a critical role to play in effectively addressing the disproportionate prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes experienced by black childbearing families. Upstream inequities in maternal health must be better understood and addressed to achieve thi

Preeclampsia Among African American Pregnant Women: An Update on Prevalence, Complications, Etiology, and Biomarkers. Zhang M, Wan P, Ng K, Singh K, Cheng TH, Velickovic I, Dalloul M, Wlody D. Abstract Importance: Preeclampsia is a devastati

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