Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination

W. Collins, James; J. David, Richard; Handler, Arden; Wall, Stephen; Andes, Steven

doi:10.2105/ajph.94.12.2132

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Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination

Published in American Journal of Public Health • Dec 1, 2004

Authors:

James W. Collins

Richard J. David

Arden Handler

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We determined whether African American women's lifetime exposure to interpersonal racial discrimination is associated with pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: We performed a case-control study among 104 African American women who delivered very low birthweight (2500 g) term infants in Chicago, ...

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Medicine

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Interpersonal communication

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