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Surveys of 225 Hispanic women were collected that used acculturation measures of number of years lived in the U.S. and the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH), along with questions about family planning behaviors, including birth control use, sterilization, and abortion.
15 lis 2023 · We characterized discrimination and acculturation experiences in a predominantly Hispanic sample of pregnant adolescent women and assessed their association with functional connectivity in...
This study examined how cultural orientations and values interact with perceived discrimination to influence depression, state anxiety, perceived stress, and happiness in a cohort of Latina pregnant and postpartum women. Our results may inform understandings of how the interplay between identity, culture, and context affects human psychology.
31 paź 2020 · After providing historical background on the “Hispanic paradox” and how it relates to the more global immigrant health paradox, this review summarizes literature published on Hispanic rates of: (1) preterm birth; (2) LBW or small-for-gestational age; and (3) fetal, neonatal, and infant mortality, given these outcomes’ implications on ...
Cultural beliefs related to parenthood and childrearing offer a unique framework by which Mexican American women prepare to assume the maternal role, requiring adaptation of existing measures of prenatal expectations that were developed for majority populations.
26 sty 2021 · Pregnant Hispanic women are understudied and hard-to-reach—facing many barriers to care, and these findings can offer insight for genetic and obstetric clinicians and researchers. The participants in our study represent a large geographic region including many small rural communities.
Abstract. Familism is a key cultural value that emphasizes support and attachment, loyalty, honor, and obligation to the family and is hypothesized to be critical in shaping family dynamics and individual adjustment among Hispanic/Latino individuals.
