Abstract
We performed a hospital-based case-control study of African-American mothers to explore the relation between a mother's perception of exposure to racial discrimination during pregnancy and very low birth weight. We administered a structured questionnaire to low-income mothers of very low birth weight (<1500 gm; N = 25) and non-low birth weight (>2500 gm; N = 60) infants. The unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of very low birth weight for maternal exposure to racial discrimination were 1.9 (0.5-6.6) and 3.2 (0.9- 11.3), respectively. We conclude that maternal perception of exposure to racial discrimination during pregnancy may be associated with very low birth weight in their infants.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 337-339 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Epidemiology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2000 |
Keywords
- Birth weight
- Case-control study
- Low- income
- Race
- Racial discrimination
- Very low birth weight
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology