Association of Preterm Births Among US Latina Women With the 2016 Presidential Election

Gemmill, Alison; Catalano, Ralph; Casey, Joan A.; Karasek, Deborah; Alcalá, Héctor E.; Elser, Holly; Torres, Jacqueline M.

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7084

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“…The 2016 US presidential election has been linked to increases in psychological distress, and short term mood changes following the election associated with more sustained physiological stress responses among young adults 2223. Studies have also shown an increase in psychological concerns and preterm births among Latina women following the 2016 election 2425. Along with our data, this suggests that large scale political events can influence factors relevant to mental and physical health, particularly for those with specific concerns about how the events may affect their lives.…”

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Political events and mood among young physicians: a prospective cohort study

Frank

Nallamothu

Zhuo

et al. 2019

BMJ

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ObjectiveTo study the effects of recent political events on mood among young physicians.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingUnited States medical centres.Participants2345 medical interns provided longitudinal mood data as part of the Intern Health Study between 2016 and 2018.Main outcome measuresMean mood score during the week following influential political and non-political events as compared with mean mood during the preceding four week control period.ResultsWe identified nine political events and eight non-political events for analysis. With the start of internship duties in July, the mean decline in mood for interns was −0.30 (95% confidence interval −0.33 to −0.27, t=−17.45, P<0.001). The decline in mood was of similar magnitude following the 2016 presidential election (mean mood change −0.32, 95% confidence interval −0.45 to −0.19, t=−4.73, P<0.001) and subsequent inauguration (mean mood change −0.25, 95% confidence interval −0.37 to −0.12, t=−3.93, P<0.001). Further, compared with men, women reported greater mood declines after both the 2016 election (mean gender difference 0.31, 95% confidence interval 0.05 to 0.58, t=2.33, P=0.02) and the inauguration (mean gender difference 0.25, 95% confidence interval 0.01 to 0.49, t=2.05, P=0.04). Overall, there were statistically significant changes in mood following 66.7% (6/9) of political events assessed. In contrast, none of the non-political events included in the analysis were statistically significantly associated with a change in mood.ConclusionsMacro level factors such as politics may be correlated with the mood of young doctors. This finding signals the need for further evaluation of the consequences of increasing entanglement between politics and medicine moving forward for young physicians and their patients.

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Political events and mood among young physicians: a prospective cohort study

Frank

Nallamothu

Zhuo

et al. 2019

BMJ

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“…Despite accumulating evidence of deportation fears among Latino U.S. citizens and noncitizens, we know surprisingly little about whether and how these fears manifest nationally and over time. Research using population-representative administrative or survey data has linked changes to deportation policy or practice with negative consequences for Latino U.S. citizens' and noncitizens' behavioral (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27), mental health (28)(29)(30)(31)(32), and physical health (33)(34)(35). In each study, a structural factor-for example, the national deportation rate-is linked to an outcome of interest-such as increased rates of psychological distress-and deportation fear is assumed to underlie any observed association.…”

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Latinos’ deportation fears by citizenship and legal status, 2007 to 2018

Asad

2020

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Deportation has become more commonplace in the United States since the mid-2000s. Latin American noncitizens—encompassing undocumented and documented immigrants—are targeted for deportation. Deportation’s threat also reaches naturalized and US-born citizens of Latino descent who are largely immune to deportation but whose loved ones or communities are deportable. Drawing on 6 y of data from the National Survey of Latinos, this article examines whether and how Latinos’ deportation fears vary by citizenship and legal status and over time. Compared with Latino noncitizens, Latino US citizens report lower average deportation fears. However, a more complex story emerges when examining this divide over time: Deportation fears are high but stable among Latino noncitizens, whereas deportation fears have increased substantially among Latino US citizens. These trends reflect a growing national awareness of—rather than observable changes to—deportation policy and practice since the 2016 US presidential election. The article highlights how deportation or its consequences affects a racial group that the US immigration regime targets disproportionately.

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“…Two studies described an increase in preterm births among Latina women after the 2016 presidential election. 27,28 Additionally, 400 US-born Latinx adolescents experienced increases in anxiety symptoms in the year after the presidential election. 29 Our results add to this evidence describing the negative effects of restrictive federal immigration policies on Latinx children and particularly those lacking legal documentation.…”

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Health Care Use Among Latinx Children After 2017 Executive Actions on Immigration

Cholera¹,

Ranapurwala

Linton

et al. 2021

Pediatrics

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This is a prepublication version of an article that has undergone peer review and been accepted for publication but is not the final version of record. This paper may be cited using the DOI and date of access. This paper may contain information that has errors in facts, figures, and statements, and will be corrected in the final published version. The journal is providing an early version of this article to expedite access to this information. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the editors, and authors are not responsible for inaccurate information and data described in this version.

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Association of Preterm Births Among US Latina Women With the 2016 Presidential Election

Cited by 130 publications

References 31 publications

Political events and mood among young physicians: a prospective cohort study

Political events and mood among young physicians: a prospective cohort study

Latinos’ deportation fears by citizenship and legal status, 2007 to 2018

Health Care Use Among Latinx Children After 2017 Executive Actions on Immigration

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