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Among us black and white logo4/5/2024 ![]() “What may come as a surprise though is that premature birth increases both the risk of death and multiple, serious disabilities for those babies. “Many people think that small and premature babies will by and large ‘catch up’ in weight and live long and healthy lives-and fortunately, many do,” Cubbin says. Premature or preterm birth (before 37 weeks of gestation) is one of the most common causes of infant mortality in the United States. ![]() 2 Growing evidence suggests that racism-related stress may contribute to premature births. 1These stark racial disparities have been documented for more than a century, reports Catherine Cubbin of the University of Texas at Austin, who calls them “alarming.”Ĭharacteristics like a mother’s health, education, and income account for less than half of the disparity, and researchers have long sought answers to further explain the gap. Just over 14% of Black women have premature births compared with 9% of white women. Racism-related stress may help explain why Black women in the United States are over 50% more likely to deliver a premature baby than white women.
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