Where are the labor markets?: Examining the association between structural racism in labor markets and infant birth weight

Tongtan Chantarat; Kari M. Mentzer; David C. Van Riper; Rachel R. Hardeman

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102742

Where are the labor markets? Examining the association between structural racism in labor markets and infant birth weight

Tongtan Chantarat, Kari M. Mentzer, David C. Van Riper, Rachel R. Hardeman

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Abstract

Racist policies and practices that restrict Black, as compared to white workers, from employment may drive racial inequities in birth outcomes among workers. This study examined the association between structural racism in labor markets, measured at a commuting zone where workers live and commute to work, and low-birthweight birth. We found the deleterious effect of structural racism in labor markets among US-born Southern Black pregnant people of working age, but not among African- or Caribbean-born counterparts in any US region. Our analysis highlights the intersections of structural racism, culture, migration, and history of racial oppression that vary across regions and birth outcomes of Black workers.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	102742
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102742
State	Published - Mar 2022

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Funding Information:
This project was supported by the Minnesota Population Center, which is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institute of Health (Grant P2C HD041023 ).

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© 2022 The Authors

Keywords

Birthweight
Health equity
Labor markets
Structural racism
Workers

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