Low-income African-American mothers' perception of exposure to racial discrimination and infant birth weight |
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Authors: | Collins J W David R J Symons R Handler A Wall S N Dwyer L |
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Affiliation: | Division of Neonatology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. |
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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. |
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