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It was just one moment that I felt like I was being judged

Pregnant and postpartum black Women's experiences of personal and group-based racism during the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID4601869
AuthorsBrittany D Chambers Butcher (0000-0002-7558-9580, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Jazmin Fontenot (University of California, San Francisco), Safyer Mckenzie-Sampson (0000-0002-3924-9634), Safyer Mckenzie‐sampson (University of California, San Francisco), Bridgette E Blebu (0000-0002-9843-6683, University of California, San Francisco), Brittany N Edwards, Brittany Edwards (0000-0001-7339-7107, California State University, Fresno), Nicole Hutchings, Deborah Karasek (0000-0002-5909-5441, University of California, San Francisco), Kimberly Coleman-Phox (0000-0002-3214-8179, University of California, San Francisco), Venise C Curry (California State University, Fresno), Miriam Kuppermann (0000-0002-8074-6923, University of California, San Francisco)
Year2023
Volume322
Pages115813
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115813
PMID36881972
OpenAlexW4322102280
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited29

Black women and birthing people shared that exposure to racism has heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing their levels of stress and anxiety. Understanding how racism impacts Black birthing people's lives and care experiences is critical to reforming the police force and revising enhanced prenatal care models to better address their needs

Black women · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Family medicine · Harassment · Health care · Pandemic · Political science · Public health · Qualitative research · Racism · Sociology · Thematic analysis · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Gender Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year4
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12
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