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The Birth and Beyond (BABY) study: protocol for a birth cohort study investigating the social and environmental determinants of pregnancy-related outcomes in Black American families.

Betty Lin, Rachel R Middleton, Bethlehem Terefe, Allison A Appleton, Beth J Feingold, Tara Lynch, Alex L Pieterse, Rebecca Rogers, Annabelle E Armah, Lydia F Bierce and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Betty LinDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA blin6@albany.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7261-7796
Rachel R MiddletonDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Bethlehem TerefeObstetrics and Gynecology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
Allison A AppletonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Beth J FeingoldDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Tara LynchObstetrics and Gynecology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
Alex L PieterseDepartment of Counseling, Educational and Developmental Psychology, Boston College Carolyn A and Peter S Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
Rebecca RogersObstetrics and Gynecology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.
Annabelle E ArmahDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Lydia F BierceDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Amanda M FlaggDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA.
Sarah McCarthyDepartment of Sociology, University at Albany College of Arts and Sciences, Albany, New York, USA.
University at Albany, State University of New York · USBeijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital · CNBoston College · US

Funding

Intra- and Intergenerational Consequences of Maternal Stress Exposure for Maternal-Infant Health in Black U.S. FamiliesR01HD106913 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Betty Lin · 2022 to 2026
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD106913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the USA, Black birthing people and infants experience disproportionately worse pregnancy-related health outcomes. The causes for these disparities are unknown, but evidence suggests that they are likely socially and environmentally based. Efforts to identify the determinants of these racial disparities are urgently needed to elucidate the highest priority targets for intervention. The Birth and Beyond (BABY) study evaluates how micro-level (eg, interpersonal and family) and macro-level (eg, neighbourhood and environmental) risk and resiliency factors transact to shape birth person-infant health, and underlying psychobiological mechanisms. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The BABY study will follow 350 Black families (birthing parents, non-birthing parents and infants) from pregnancy through the first postpartum year, with research visits during pregnancy and at infant ages 6 and 12 months. Research visits comprise a combination of interview about a range of recent and life course stress and resiliency exposures and supports, psychophysiological (sympathetic, parasympathetic and adrenocortical) assessment and behavioural observations of parent-infant coregulatory behaviours. Spatial analyses are completed by mapping parent current and past residential addresses onto archival public data (eg, about neighbourhood quality and racial segregation). Finally, EMRs are abstracted for information about birthing parent relevant medical history, pregnancy conditions and infant birth outcomes. Analyses will evaluate the risk and resiliency mechanisms that contribute to pregnancy and birth-related outcomes for Black birthing people and their infants, and the protective role of individual, familial, cultural, and community supports. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The BABY study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Albany Medical Centre. The study team consulted with local organisations and groups comprised of stakeholders and community leaders and continues to do so throughout the study. Research results will be disseminated with the scientific and local community as appropriate.

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Black or African AmericanPregnancy OutcomeResearch DesignAdultBirth CohortFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePregnancyResidence CharacteristicsResilience, PsychologicalSocial Determinants of HealthSocial EnvironmentEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIESHealth EquityMENTAL HEALTHPregnancyStress, Physiological

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