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Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility.

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Cebert, M; Gonzalez-Guarda, R; Stevenson, E
Published in: Human fertility (Cambridge, England)
July 2021

Female fertility is a complex phenomenon. Biological, personal, social and political factors shape this experience. Race, a social construction, was created to justify discriminative political and economic practices. Therefore, 'Black' differentiates the fertility experiences of Black women from other racial/ethnic groups, a group often marginalized in the United States. We explored a contemporary understanding of Black female fertility using Rodgers' evolutionary method of concept analysis. A total of 36 articles were included in the final analysis extracted from PubMed, CINAHL Complete, PsychINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Data and themes were categorized into groups within attributes, antecedents and consequences from multidisciplinary literature. Attributes were biological instability and sociopolitical influences on Black female fertility. Racial and bioethical injustices were notable antecedents. The consequences of racial and bioethical injustices persist in reproductive health disparities today. This review documents the need for health practices that end institutional racism that contribute to negative experiences for Black women seeking fertility related care. Many interdisciplinary professionals are perfectly positioned to be part of health care solutions to reduce contemporary health disparities.

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Published In

Human fertility (Cambridge, England)

DOI

EISSN

1742-8149

ISSN

1464-7273

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

152 / 160

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Systemic Racism
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Humans
  • Fertility
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Cebert, M., Gonzalez-Guarda, R., & Stevenson, E. (2021). Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility. Human Fertility (Cambridge, England), 24(3), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2019.1601269
Cebert, Morine, Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, and Eleanor Stevenson. “Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility.Human Fertility (Cambridge, England) 24, no. 3 (July 2021): 152–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2019.1601269.
Cebert M, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Stevenson E. Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility. Human fertility (Cambridge, England). 2021 Jul;24(3):152–60.
Cebert, Morine, et al. “Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility.Human Fertility (Cambridge, England), vol. 24, no. 3, July 2021, pp. 152–60. Epmc, doi:10.1080/14647273.2019.1601269.
Cebert M, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Stevenson E. Growing on (in)fertile ground: an evolutionary concept analysis of Black female fertility. Human fertility (Cambridge, England). 2021 Jul;24(3):152–160.

Published In

Human fertility (Cambridge, England)

DOI

EISSN

1742-8149

ISSN

1464-7273

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

24

Issue

3

Start / End Page

152 / 160

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Systemic Racism
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Humans
  • Fertility
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences