WHY WOMEN NEED SOCIAL SUPPORT DURING PREGNANCY - Part II
There are many explanations for poor birth outcomes among African American women; they include psychological and social factors that surround the pregnancy, birth, and the months after the birth of the baby. One obvious reason for this inequity is the unequal share of social deprivation borne by pregnant black women and by women in socially isolated geographic locations. The concept of social support and its connection to improved health outcomes is not new. Works by many res