Structural racism and perinatal mental health – The role of racialized economic segregation

Mahader Tamene, Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, Jennifer Ahern, Patrick T. Bradshaw, Suzan L. Carmichael and Mahasin S. Mujahid

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 381, issue C

Abstract: Perinatal mental disorders (PMD) affect birthing persons during pregnancy and postpartum. While racial and ethnic differences are documented, how structural racism influences these differences remains understudied.

Keywords: Structural racism; Maternal mental health; Perinatal health; Health equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118296

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