Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Black mothers are perpetuated. Therefore, this article uses the Afrocentric perspective to better understand the state of Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. Culturally centered recommendations are presented to move the field of infant mental health toward racial justice-oriented practice, policy, and research.

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重新构建叙事：黑人母亲的心理健康和对健康的文化上有意义的支持

几个世纪以来，有小孩的黑人母亲在美国遇到了有害的、多方面的种族差异。然而，现有文献中介绍了有小孩的黑人母亲的障碍、风险和压力，很少关注他们的优势、支持或文化上适当的干预方式，这进一步加剧了种族主义和白人至上主义。此外，关于黑人母亲的不完整和消极的叙述一直存在。因此，本文采用非洲中心主义的视角来更好地了解黑人孕产妇心理健康状况以及对心理健康的支持。提出了以文化为中心的建议，以将婴儿心理健康领域推向以种族正义为导向的实践、政策和研究。