Abstract

The United States has persistent racial inequities in maternal health, with African American women experiencing the highest maternal mortality and morbidity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Structural inequities, racism, implicit and explicit biases, and discrimination contribute to disparities in maternal health outcomes in the United States (Alshusen et al., 2016; Davis, 2019; Institute of Medicine, 2003, Liese et al., 2019, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020). In recent years, racial discrimination and bias have been important topics of discussion. However, very little research has been done about nursing curricular preparedness to address implicit bias and racism in clinical practice. There is also a lack of research examining nursing students' perspectives on racial discrimination and maternal health outcomes. Guided by Critical Race Theory, this study investigates Connecticut's undergraduate nursing students' perceptions and understanding of how racial disparities, racism, and bias affect maternal health outcomes in the United States.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29257690; ProQuest document ID: 2710959209. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Monika Costa, EdD, MSN, RNC, IBCLC

Sigma Membership

Iota Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Racial Discrimination, Bias, Maternal Health Outcomes

Advisor

Michele Griswold

Second Advisor

Lucinda Canty

Third Advisor

Frances Penny

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Southern Connecticut State University

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-02-21

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