ArticleMCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
Racial Discrimination and Psychological Wellbeing of Pregnant Women.
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- Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Racial microaggressions in prenatal care settings and perceived quality of prenatal care among Black/African American women.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Discrimination, social support, and mental health in reproductive-aged women: the All of Us research program.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Experiences with discrimination during pregnancy in Canada and associations with depression and anxiety symptoms.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Maternal grandmothers buffer the effects of ethnic discrimination among pregnant Latina mothers.Evolutionary human sciences · 2024Article
- Psychological Well-being across the Perinatal Period: Life Satisfaction and Flourishing in a Longitudinal Study of Black and White American Women.Journal of happiness studies · 2023Article
- Black fathers' contributions to maternal mental health.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Discrimination is associated with poor sleep quality in pregnant Black American women.Sleep medicine · 2022Article
- Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptomatology Trends During Pregnancy.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Factors affecting the mental health of pregnant women using UK maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Delivering Perinatal Health Information via a Voice Interactive App (SMILE): Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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purposeAfrican American women are more likely to be exposed to racial discrimination and to experience psychological distress compared with white women. Although studies have shown that social support is positively related to psychological wellbeing, little is known about the potential buffering effect of social support on the relationship between racial discrimination and psychological wellbeing of pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine if social support moderates effects of racial discrimination on psychological wellbeing among pregnant African American women. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsUsing a cross-sectional design, 107 African American women between 15 and 26 weeks gestation from an urban university-based midwifery practice completed questionnaires.
resultsWomen who reported more experiences of racial discrimination also reported lower levels of social support and psychological wellbeing (p <.05). CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Maternal child nurses should be aware that experiences of racial discrimination have negative effects on psychological wellbeing of pregnant African American women regardless of their levels of social support. However, social support can reduce psychological distress and improve wellbeing of pregnant women. Therefore, nurses need to provide pregnant women with positive and supportive experiences that may improve their psychological wellbeing.
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