Brief Summary of Research Articles Related to Racism's Impact on Health Outcomes

Key Phrases: health disparities and racism; weathering; racism and infant mortality; racism and maternal mortality; race and stress

Co-Creating an Oasis: A New Context for Care of African American Mothers

First 5 LA Commissioned a focus group of 100 black woman about their experiences with the health care system as well as pregnancy to further understand the impact of racism on a black woman’s well being. Here’s what we found.

View full report here: https://www.first5la.org/uploads/files/african-american-birth-outcomes-research-deck-updated-2319-1_116.pdf

View executive summary here: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/blackinfantsandfamilies/pages/22/attachments/original/1554909439/African_American_Birth_Outcomes_Final_Brief.pdf?1554909439