CONTEXT: Adverse birth outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight, have serious
health consequences across the life course. Socioeconomic disparities in birth outcomes …

Persistent and vexing health disadvantages accrue to African Americans despite decades of
work to erase the effects of race discrimination in this country. Participating in these efforts …

Disparities in adverse birth outcomes for Black women continue. Research suggests that
societal factors such as structural racism explain more variation in adverse birth outcomes …

Infant mortality (IM) and birth outcomes, key population health indicators, have lifelong
implications for individuals, and are unequally distributed globally. Even among western …

Objectives. We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black–White disparities in
preterm birth (PTB). Methods. We used the population-based California Maternal and Infant …

Research supports that exposure to stressors (eg, perceived stress and racism) during
pregnancy can negatively impact the immune system, which may lead to infection and …

The authors evaluated empirical research addressing the relationship between induced
abortion and women's mental health. Two issues were addressed:(a) the relative risks …

Findings from studies investigating associations of residential environment with poor birth
outcomes have been inconsistent. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined …

Many theories in the social sciences predict spatial dependence or the similarity of
behaviors at neighboring locations. Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences demonstrates …

Objective. Racial/ethnic disparities in the risk of preterm birth may be explained by various
factors, and previous studies are limited in examining the role of institutional racism. This …