April 4 Stress It’s Becoming More Evident: The Stress of Racism Is Killing Our Babies...and Us chronic stress, infant mortality, racism, safe sleep If A=B, and B=C, does A=C? Well, not always, but in the case of stress, racism, and preterm birth, one researcher thinks there’s a definitive case to be made.
February 18 Infant Mortality How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants african american, black women, childbirth, chronic stress, discrimination, health disparities, premature birth, race Samantha Pierce of Cleveland has a 7-year-old daughter, Camryn. In 2009, Pierce gave premature birth to twins. The babies did not survive. Scientists say black women lead more stressful lives, which makes them more likely to give birth prematurely and puts their babies at risk of dying.