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Racial discrimination and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kim Robin van DaalenJeenan KaiserSamuel KebedeGabriela CiprianoHassan MaimouniEkiomoado OlumeseAnthea ChuiIsla KuhnClare Oliver-Williams
Published in: BMJ global health (2022)
These results suggest that racial discrimination has adverse impacts on pregnancy outcomes. This is supported by the broader literature on racial discrimination as a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. To further explore this association and underlying mechanisms, including mediating and moderating factors, higher quality evidence from large ethnographically diverse cohorts is needed.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • african american
  • systematic review
  • social support
  • electronic health record