The Association Between Racial Discrimination and Pregnancy-Related Hypertension Among Department of Health and Human Services Regions Between 2016 and 2022
Emily Chew
This quantitative study examined the association between racial discrimination and pregnancy-related hypertension among women age 18–40 in the United States, and how this relationship is modified by age and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions (states). Guided by the social ecological model, this research measured whether race, place, and lived experiences of discrimination contributed to disparities in maternal health outcomes. The study utilized the Centers for Disease Con