Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW? 380,000 Premature Infants are Born Each Year 9.8% Percentage of USA-born babies premature $26 Billions of dollars spent annually on preemies Common
Premature Baby Care
What is a Preemie? Babies born before the 37th week of gestation are considered premature and are sometimes referred to as “preemies”. Mothers are often
Black Maternal Health Concern: Premature Babies
Babies delivered before term is often overlooked, even though it carries potentially deadly health risks for birthing parent and baby alike. Overview: According to the
Black women’s risk of premature birth
Black women in the U.S. are 50% more likely to have a premature baby than white women. Research has identified a few reasons for this
Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
Black baby girls born weighing 2.2 pounds or less are more than twice as likely to survive as white baby boys born at the same
How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants
Editor’s note: This story contains language that may be offensive. In February 2009, Samantha Pierce became pregnant with twins. It was a time when things were
