Applying a social determinants of health framework, this review brings attention to evidence
from social sciences and neuroscience on the role of selected social factors in individual …

In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

This review describes stress-related biological mechanisms linking interpersonal racism to
life course health trajectories among African Americans. Interpersonal racism, a form of …

The purpose of the INTERGROWTH-21 st project was to develop international, prescriptive
standards for fetal growth assessed by ultrasound and fundal height, preterm postnatal …

Background Africans immigrants in the United States are the least-studied immigrant group,
despite the research and policy efforts to address health disparities within immigrant …

Background Pronounced racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes persist in
the United States. Using an ecosocial and intersectionality framework and biopsychosocial …

Scholarly and comprehensive yet accessible, this state-of-the-science work is widely
regarded as the definitive graduate-level psychology of religion text. The authors synthesize …

Adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, low-birth weight, and infant mortality continue
to disproportionately affect black and poor infants in the United States. Improvements in …

The current debate over racial inequalities in health is arguably the most important venue for
advancing both scientific and public understanding of race, racism, and human biological …

The world's preterm birth rate continues to increase. In 2006, preterm births accounted for
12.8% of live births in the United States. Only about half the cases of prematurity result from …