In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

After decades of rising preterm birth rates in the USA and other countries, recent prematurity
rates seem to be on the decline. Despite this optimistic trend, preterm birth rates remain …

Racism, segregation, and inequality contribute to health outcomes and drive health
disparities across the life course, including for newborn infants and their families. In this …

Rationale The association between racial discrimination and adverse health outcomes has
been documented across an increasing body of evidence in recent years, although a close …

Objectives: Although a range of factors shapes health and well-being, institutionalized
racism (societal allocation of privilege based on race) plays an important role in generating …

Preterm birth represents the most significant problem in maternal–child health in the United
States. It is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity; its prevalence is unacceptably …

Infant mortality (IM) and birth outcomes, key population health indicators, have lifelong
implications for individuals, and are unequally distributed globally. Even among western …

Although racial/ethnic disparities in health have been well characterized in biomedical,
public health, and social science research, the determinants of these disparities are still not …

A growing body of research shows that prenatal stress can have significant effects on
pregnancy, maternal health and human development across the lifespan. These effects may …

Aims: Psychosocial stress during pregnancy (PSP) is a risk factor of growing interest in the
etiology of preterm birth (PTB). This literature review assesses the published evidence …