Rebeca Harris
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View article: Racism, sociopolitical context, and emotional well-being in immigrant Latina mothers and their preschool-aged children: A mixed methods study.
Racism, sociopolitical context, and emotional well-being in immigrant Latina mothers and their preschool-aged children: A mixed methods study. Open
Community-based support programs should expand into areas where families face high levels of racism stress and scarce community support. During the vulnerable postmigration period, mutually opposing forces of community support and racism m…
View article: Prenatal Inflammation and Trauma Symptoms in Latina Mothers: The Role of Discrimination and Growing up in an Ethnic Minority Context
Prenatal Inflammation and Trauma Symptoms in Latina Mothers: The Role of Discrimination and Growing up in an Ethnic Minority Context Open
Background The race-based traumatic stress model proposes that discrimination elicits trauma-related symptoms. Cumulative discriminatory experiences and subsequent trauma symptoms may lead to prenatal inflammation, with far reaching conseq…
View article: Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context
Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context Open
This is among the first studies to examine the association between trauma symptoms, discrimination, and inflammation during pregnancy. In so doing, it elucidates critical pathways by which discrimination may be differentially biologically …
View article: Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes
Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes Open
BACKGROUND: Discrimination, or unfair treatment based on individual characteristics such as gender, race, skin color, and or sexual orientation, is a pervasive social stressor that perpetuates health disparities by limiting social and econ…
View article: Oxytocin modulates sensitivity to acculturation and discrimination stress in pregnancy
Oxytocin modulates sensitivity to acculturation and discrimination stress in pregnancy Open
These results support the hypothesis that the oxytocinergic system modulates sensitivity to prenatal stress in the development of postnatal mood and anxiety disorders in Latina mothers.
View article: Placental genomics mediates genetic associations with complex health traits and disease
Placental genomics mediates genetic associations with complex health traits and disease Open
As the master regulator in utero , the placenta is core to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis but is historically understudied. To identify placental gene-trait associations (GTAs) across the life course, we…
View article: Acculturative stress, telomere length, and postpartum depression in Latinx mothers
Acculturative stress, telomere length, and postpartum depression in Latinx mothers Open
View article: Which roads lead to depression in Latinas? A network analysis of prenatal depressive symptoms, discrimination, acculturative stress, and low birth weight
Which roads lead to depression in Latinas? A network analysis of prenatal depressive symptoms, discrimination, acculturative stress, and low birth weight Open
Although immigrant mothers from some Latinx subgroups initially achieve healthy birth outcomes despite lower socioeconomic status, this advantage deteriorates across generations in the United States. Interpersonal discrimination and accult…
View article: Placental genomics mediates genetic associations with complex health traits and disease
Placental genomics mediates genetic associations with complex health traits and disease Open
As the master regulator in utero, the placenta is core to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis but is historically understudied. To identify placental gene-trait associations (GTAs) across the life course, we …
View article: Genetic control of fetal placental genomics contributes to development of health and disease
Genetic control of fetal placental genomics contributes to development of health and disease Open
As the master regulator in utero , the placenta is core to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis but is historically understudied. To identify placental gene-trait associations (GTAs) across the life course, we…
View article: Biopsychosocial correlates of psychological distress in Latina mothers
Biopsychosocial correlates of psychological distress in Latina mothers Open
View article: Maternal depression in Latinas and child socioemotional development: A systematic review
Maternal depression in Latinas and child socioemotional development: A systematic review Open
Future research must examine underlying mechanisms for the potential Latino paradox in young Latino children's socioemotional outcomes. Policies should support mental health of Latina mothers as early as the prenatal period.