Wisconsin Needs Solutions To Support Black Pregnancies
· 39 min
Episode Wisconsin Needs Solutions To Support Black Pregnancies
Black infants in Wisconsin are nearly three times more likely than white babies to die before their first birthdays. Cap Times health and policy reporter Erin McGroarty is investigating this disparity and the lived experiences of Black Wisconsin mothers. Erin joins City Cast Madison host Bianca Martin to discuss how systemic racism, chronic stress, and epigenetics are driving preterm birth and low birth weight, which are the leading causes of Black infant death. Erin also shares an intervention by The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness to connect pregnant people with doulas, and a Madison NICU collaboration to save extremely premature babies.
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