An Intersectional Examination of How Class, Marital Status, and Age Shape Discrimination Among Black Women Who Are Postpartum.

The sample was limited to women who self-identified as Black and gave birth within a large university system in North Carolina, so findings may not apply to other regions or populations. Gender identity was not explicitly collected, excluding transgender men and nonbinary individuals who give birth. Small sample sizes limited the latent class analysis to only three groups, potentially missing other important combinations of marginalized identities. The study is cross-sectional, so it cannot determine causality or how discrimination changes over time.

The authors declared no conflicts of interest. The work was funded by the Reproductive Sciences Research Career Development Center.

Do not assume that young age is a primary driver of increased discrimination in this population. The study found that the combination of low income and unmarried status was the significant factor, while adding young age to that group did not further increase discrimination reports compared to the low income/unmarried group alone.