What You Can Do: A Qualitative Study on Black Maternal Mental Health and Equity
Amittia Parker · 2025
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Description
Black mothers in the United States face the highest risks around childbirth, and Amittia Parker interviewed twelve Black mothers, aged 20 to 39, in a midwestern city about what support actually helps. The women described wanting care that fits their culture, their schedules, and their stress, not just clinic appointments. Past experiences, good and bad, steered whom they trusted.
Their advice to professionals was concrete: be nonjudgmental, patient, and caring, and build on community strengths rather than deficits. Parker frames the findings as design guidance for providers and policymakers aiming at real equity in maternal mental health.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amittia Parker |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |