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Increased traumatic childbirth and postpartum depression and lack of exclusive breastfeeding in Black and Latinx individuals

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Knowledge of childbirth outcomes of Black and Latinx individuals during the coronavirus pandemic is limited. Black/African American and Latinx/Hispanic individuals were matched to non-Hispanic white individuals on socio-demographics. Minority individuals were nearly three times more likely to have clinically significant traumatic stress in response to childbirth and two times more likely to report postpartum depression. Unplanned Cesarean rates were higher and incidences of skin-to-skin and breastfeeding were lower in the minority group. Racial and ethnic maternal disparities exist during COVID-19.

Source: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14280

Authors: Ananya S. Iyengar, Tsachi Ein‐Dor, Emily X. Zhang, Sabrina J. Chan, Anjali J. Kaimal, Sharon Dekel

Institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, Reichman University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development