01/26
2017
Film
“Unnatural Causes: When the Bough Breaks” (2015)
5:00 pm - 5:00 pm
WCHP Lecture Hall
Free and open to the public
The number of infants who die before their first birthday is much higher in the U.S. than in other countries. And for African Americans the rate is nearly twice as high as for white Americans. Neonatologists believe that African American women are at increased risk during pregnancy, not because of something innate to their biology, but because of the cumulative impact of racism they experience over their lifetime.
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WCHP Lecture Hall
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