Human Growth and Development / Unit 2 HGD 0215 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Risk and Disparity in Early Birth
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The idea
Preterm birth risk rises with a previous preterm birth, multiple fetuses, smoking, high blood pressure, low income and food insecurity.
In practice
Babies born before twenty-eight weeks needing ventilators, feeding tubes and incubators.
Where people slip
Black women are much more likely to give birth prematurely, and researchers point to structural racism as a contributing factor.
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