Black Women and Babies: Worse Birth Outcomes

Scientists have known for many years that black women and babies have worse outcomes than their white counterparts. The answers are multi-factorial of course. Even when a black woman is married, with a better education and income, pregnancy and birth outcomes do not improve. Doctors feel that it may be more related to social stressors of being a minority. Stress is comparable to an erosion process on the body’s systems. It’s the constant, lifelong stress, many believe, that is contributing to the poorer outcomes. Find out more from this NPR story….