ReviewJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2021
Acknowledging and Addressing Allostatic Load in Pregnancy Care.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prenatal allostatic load and preterm birth: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- DHA Supplementation During Pregnancy Enhances Maternal Vagally Mediated Cardiac Autonomic Control in Humans.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Health-Related Social Needs Among Parous Women.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Comparing allostatic load scoring methods and timing: their links to preterm birth outcomes.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Glaring Gaps: a Research Agenda Focused on the Intersection of Black Maternal Health and Toxic Stress.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Assessing the Association Between Perceived Discrimination in Health Care and Postpartum Contraception.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2026Article
- Racial Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data Project.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Longitudinal study on the relationship between DASH-style dietary pattern and allostatic load in Chinese pregnant women.Nutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- Allostatic Load Mediates Associations Between Race and Ethnicity and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Placental biology links genetic, epigenetic, ancestral, and social determinants to maternal-fetal health inequities.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Review
- Community-Led Solutions to Build Safer, More Equitable Places to Birth: The Baltimore Patients as Partners Project.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- The impact of Maternal Mentalizing on Racial Trauma and Substance Use Risk for Black Mothers in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Disparities in Allostatic Load Among Different Races: A Comprehensive Scoping Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- Distinct maternal DNA methylation associations with gestational age at early and late-mid term pregnancy in a low- and middle-income country: evaluation of biological, genetic, and psychosocial contributors.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Radical Healing Approaches For Black Maternal Health: A Critical Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- Discrimination and adverse birth outcomes among Latina women: The protective role of social support.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2025Article
- The role of allostatic load in adverse pregnancy outcomes: a multisystem, developmental perspective.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- No relationship found between dental fluctuating asymmetry, birthweight, and birth term in two modern North American samples.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2024Article
- Prenatal stress and hair cortisol in a sample of Latina women.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2024Article
- The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The USA is one of the few countries in the world in which maternal and infant morbidity and mortality continue to increase, with the greatest disparities observed among non-Hispanic Black women and their infants. Traditional explanations for disparate outcomes, such as personal health behaviors, socioeconomic status, health literacy, and access to healthcare, do not sufficiently explain why non-Hispanic Black women continue to die at three to four times the rate of White women during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum. One theory gaining prominence to explain the magnitude of this disparity is allostatic load or the cumulative physiological effects of stress over the life course. People of color disproportionally experience social, structural, and environmental stressors that are frequently the product of historic and present-day racism. In this essay, we present the growing body of evidence implicating the role of elevated allostatic load in adverse pregnancy outcomes among women of color. We argue that there is a moral imperative to assign additional resources to reduce the effects of elevated allostatic load before, during, and after pregnancy to improve the health of women and their children.
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