Loneliness, social support and stress among Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach
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- 10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y
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- 2026-08-06
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- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y,
title = {Loneliness, social support and stress among Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach},
author = {Carmen Giurgescu and Dawn P. Misra and Lindsey Esparza and Amanda de la Serna and Karen Kavanaugh},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth},
doi = {10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Loneliness, social support and stress among Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach AU - Carmen Giurgescu AU - Dawn P. Misra AU - Lindsey Esparza AU - Amanda de la Serna AU - Karen Kavanaugh PY - 2026 JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth DO - 10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y ER -
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Giurgescu, C., Misra, D. P., Esparza, L., Serna, A. D. L., & Kavanaugh, K. (2026). Loneliness, social support and stress among Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09766-y
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