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  • Understanding the impact of perceived social support for breastfeeding among African American women: Results From the mama bear feasibility trial
    Purpose: Perceived Social Support (PSS) can impact breastfeeding behaviors, and a lack of PSS potentially contributes to disparities in breastfeeding rates for African American women (AA). Objectives were to describe PSS at two timepoints and test associations between PSS and breastfeeding intensity for AA.Methods: Data are from a feasibility trial of breastfeeding support among AA. The Hughes…
    May 2023
    Maternal/Child Health
  • Working together to reduce black maternal mortality
    Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal health. Everyone can play a role in working to prevent pregnancy-related deaths and improving maternal health outcomes. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarMay2022
    April 2023
    Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
  • National Birth Equity Collaborative
    Our Mission: NBEC creates transnational solutions that optimize Black maternal, infant, sexual, and reproductive wellbeing. We shift systems and culture through training, research, technical assistance, policy, advocacy, and community-centered collaboration. Our Vision: All Black mamas, their babies, and their villages THRIVE. (abbreviated author introduction) #P4HEwebinarMay2022
    January 2023
    Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
  • Black nativity and health disparities: A research paradigm for understanding the social determinants of health
    After more than a century of research and debate, the scientific community has yet to reach agreement on the principal causes of racialized disparities in population health. This debate currently centers on the degree to which "race residuals" are a result of unobserved differences in the social context or unobserved differences in population characteristics. The comparative study of native and…
    July 2022
    Maternal/Child Health
  • Infographic: Racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related deaths — United States, 2007–2016
    This infographic portrays how pregnancy-related mortality ratios compare based on race/ethnicity, as well as how age and education level affect health inequities. #P4HEwebinarMay2022
    April 2022
    Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
  • Addressing maternal and infant health inequities
    Maternal health outcomes in the United States have reached crisis levels compared with the rest of the world, and they’re getting worse. Preterm birth rates have increased in the U.S. for the past 5 years, and the number of birthing people who experience Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) has also continued to grow. These poor outcomes, however, impact some more than others. Black birthing people…
    June 2021
    Maternal/Child Health, Medicaid
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