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Racial Disparities in Emotional Well-Being during Pregnancy

In light of persistent racial disparities in maternal and child health, it is important to understand the dynamics shaping outcomes for black mothers. We examine racial patterns in women’s emotional well-being regarding pregnancy (i.e., women’s reported happiness to be pregnant), which has been shown to have health consequences. Using the 2002-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 6,163 pregnancies ending in

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