Changes in Experiences With Discrimination Across Pregnancy and Postpartum: Age Differences and Consequences for Mental Health

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 686 - 693
• Main Authors: Rosenthal, Lisa, Earnshaw, Valerie A., Lewis, Tené T., Reid, Allecia E., Lewis, Jessica B., Stasko, Emily C., Tobin, Jonathan N., Ickovics, Jeannette R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; African Americans; Age; Age Factors; Anxiety; Asian Americans; Birth weight; Black or African American - psychology; Ethnicity; Female; Food security; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Humans; Intervention; Longitudinal studies; Maternal and Infant Health; Mental Health; Mental Health - ethnology; Minority & ethnic groups; New York City - epidemiology; Postpartum period; Postpartum Period - psychology; Poverty; Pregnancy; Pregnancy - psychology; Prenatal Care; Public health; Race; Racial discrimination; Racism; Racism - psychology; Research and Practice; Social Science; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Stereotypes; Studies; Urban Health; Women's Health; Womens health; Young Adult; New York City; United States > US

Objectives. We aimed to contribute to growing research and theory suggesting the importance of examining patterns of change over time and critical life periods to fully understand the effects of discrimination on health, with a focus on the period of pregnancy and postpartum and mental health outcom...