Access to and interest in human milk research opportunities among Black pregnant and postpartum people.

Background: Concerns exist regarding biomedical research participation in marginalized and historically disadvantaged communities.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand critical barriers to participation in human milk research from the perspective of Black pregnant and postpartum people.

Methods: A national sample of Black pregnant and postpartum people ( = 104) was recruited to complete a cross-sectional online survey informed by the Life Course Perspective.

Black Women's Lived Experiences of Abortion.

In this study, we aim to understand abortion in the context of structural racism and reproductive injustice. We designed this study using Reproductive Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis frameworks. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with self-identified Black women over the age of 18 who have had an abortion.