Communication about sex between mothers and daughters is important when preparing adolescents for adulthood. Yet, Black immigrant mothers are more reluctant to discuss sex related topics with their daughters, possibly motivated by discomfort, feeling ill-prepared, or the culturally taboo nature of such conversations. Despite the documented health disparity, the extant literature regarding sexual and reproductive health among Black immigrant women remains insufficient. The study will explore the narratives of Black adult immigrant daughters, their retrospective report of what their mothers told them about sex, and how these messages impacted them in adulthood. Findings indicate that daughters felt that their mothers used fear to deter them from having premarital sex but did not directly educate them about sex. Daughters also felt that their lack of knowledge about sex negatively impacted them as adults. Clinical implications are provided.

在为青少年做好成年准备时，母女之间有关性的交流非常重要。然而，黑人移民的母亲更不愿与女儿讨论与性相关的话题，这可能是由于不适，感到准备不足或这种对话的文化禁忌性质所致。尽管有健康方面的文献记载，但有关黑人移民妇女性健康和生殖健康的现有文献仍然不足。这项研究将探索黑人成年移民女儿的叙述，他们对母亲向她们讲述性生活的回顾性报告，以及这些信息对成年后她们的影响。调查结果表明，女儿感到母亲的恐惧使她们无法进行婚前性行为，但并未直接对她们进行性教育。女儿们还认为，他们对性的了解不足，对他们成年后的生活产生了负面影响。提供了临床意义。