Fetal Origins of Health Disparities: Transgenerational Consequences of Racism

Despite advances in perinatal medicine, racial disparity in birth outcomes remains a public health problem in the USA. The underlying mechanisms for this long-standing racial disparity are incompletely understood. This review presents transgenerational risk factors for racial disparities in preterm...

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Published inDevelopmental neuroscience Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 112 - 118
Main Authors Matoba, Nana, Collins, James W., Dizon, Maria L.V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland 2024
Subjects
Black or African American
Female
Health Inequities
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Perinatal Brain Injuries: Mini Review
Pregnancy
Premature Birth
Prenatal Care
Racism
Racial disparity
Racism
Preterm birth
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Summary:Despite advances in perinatal medicine, racial disparity in birth outcomes remains a public health problem in the USA. The underlying mechanisms for this long-standing racial disparity are incompletely understood. This review presents transgenerational risk factors for racial disparities in preterm birth, exploring the impact of interpersonal and structural racism, theoretical models of stress, and biological markers of racial disparities.
ISSN:0378-5866
1421-9859
DOI:10.1159/000531462