Maternal experiences of racial discrimination and offspring sleep in the first 2 years of life: Project Viva cohort, Massachusetts, USA (1999-2002).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association of maternal lifetime experiences of racial discrimination with infant sleep duration over the first 2 years of life.

Design

Prebirth cohort study.

Setting

Massachusetts, USA (baseline: 1999-2002).

Participants

552 mother-infant dyads in Project Viva, for whom the mother self-identified as being a woman of color.

Measurements

During pregnancy, mothers completed the Experiences of Discrimination survey that measured lifetime experiences of racial discrimination in eight domains. The main outcome was a weighted average of their infants' 24-hour sleep duration from 6 months to 2 years.

Results

30% reported 0 domains of racial discrimination, 35% 1-2 domains, and 34% ≥3 domains. Any racial discrimination (≥1 vs. 0 d

SUBMITTER: Powell CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7529670 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature