"Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue" - Black pregnant women's anticipation of police brutality towards their children

• Main Authors: Renee Mehra (Author), Amy Alspaugh (Author), Linda S. Franck (Author), Monica R. McLemore (Author), Trace S. Kershaw (Author), Jeannette R. Ickovics (Author), Danya E. Keene (Author), Alyasah A. Sewell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A disproportionate number of people who are killed by police each year are Black. While much attention rightly remains on victims of police brutality, there is a sparse literature on police brutality and perinatal health outcomes. We aimed to explore how Black pregnant women perc...