| Autor: |
Carter SK; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA., Bansal S; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of health and social behavior [J Health Soc Behav] 2024 Dec; Vol. 65 (4), pp. 506-520. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 05. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/00221465241235143 |
| Abstrakt: |
Racial inequalities in breastfeeding have been a U.S. national concern, prompting health science research and public discourse. Social science research reveals structural causes, including racism in labor conditions, maternity care practices, and lactation support. Yet research shows that popular and health science discourses disproportionately focus on individual and community factors, blaming Black women and communities for unequal breastfeeding rates. This study examines how scientific reports are communicated to the public through a critical analysis of 104 U.S. news articles reporting research on racial disparities in breastfeeding. Findings show that articles acknowledge unequal treatment within maternity care but justify it by presenting Black patients as overburdening the maternity care systems they use due to low socioeconomic status, welfare dependency, poor family support, and poor health. Through these representations, articles co-construct racialized motherhood and maternity care systems in ways that hide manifestations of obstetric racism and combat social support for systemic change. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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