PMC

(Means and 95% confidence intervals.) In the sample overall, EBV VCA IgG antibody titers were lower during the 3^rd trimester as compared to the 1^st trimester (p = .002). Compared to White women (n=18) African-American women (n=38) exhibited significantly higher EBV VCA IgG antibody titers at each stage of gestation and at postpartum (ps < 0.001). This effect was most pronounced among African-American women endorsing high racial discrimination (n=17) versus those endorsing low racial discrimination (n=21) [p = .03 (1^st), .04 (2^nd), .12 (3^rd), .06 (postpartum)].