A Mixed Methods Approach to Understand Mother-Father Relationship and Perceived Stress Among Black Pregnant Women.

Background: Black women in the United States report moderate to high levels of perceived stress during pregnancy. Though lower levels of involvement and support from father of the baby (FOB) and higher levels of conflict have been associated with higher levels of maternal perceived stress, it is not clear how Black pregnant women experience the mother-father relationship and its influence on perceived stress.

Purpose: To examine and describe the mother-father relationship and its role in experiences of perceived stress from the perspective of Black pregnant women.

Mother-Father Relationship and Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Black Women.

Background: Black women report higher levels of depressive symptoms during pregnancy than white women. A supportive relationship with the father of the baby may be protective and decrease depressive symptoms.

Objective: We sought to examine the association between mother-father relationship and depressive symptoms among pregnant black women.

Physical activity changes among non-Hispanic Black pregnant women.

Objective: To examine aerobic physical activity (PA) among non-Hispanic Black pregnant women.

Design: Longitudinal prospective cohort study.

Sample: A subset of 161 non-Hispanic Black pregnant women from the Midwestern US participating in a larger study completed questionnaires about aerobic physical activity (PA) before pregnancy (reported at 24.

Stress and coping among pregnant black women during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study explored stress and coping among pregnant Black women prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Prospective, longitudinal, cohort study.

Sample: Thirty-three women enrolled in the Biosocial Impact on Black Births study prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and who were still pregnant during the pandemic.