Article All Pregnant Women Should Have the Same Privileges I Had When I Gave Birth Prematurely
Article All Pregnant Women Should Have the Same Privileges I Had When I Gave Birth Prematurely
Jun 21 2024, 11:39 PM
https://msmagazine.com/2024/06/21/pregnant-women-born-premature/
Quote:Over the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of meeting mothers and their children around the world. The universal experiences of motherhoodâfrom the challenges of pregnancy and birth, to cooing over a newborn childâcan make it seem that pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood are a great equalizer. But my own experience and my work have reinforced that motherhood remains undeniably influenced by privilege and power.
This year, more than 33 million women around the world will give birth to babies born too soon or too smallâwhich equates to 1 in 10 babies globallyâand the burden has been unequally distributed. Here in the United States, for example, Black women have a 50 percent increased risk of premature delivery compared to white womenâa disparity that has remained stubbornly persistent even as overall rates of premature births have gone down. Globally, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of premature birth. Tragically, 90 percent of the babies born too soon in lower income countries will not survive.
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Ms Magazine, June 21 2024.
https://msmagazine.com/2024/06/21/pregnant-women-born-premature/
Quote:Over the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of meeting mothers and their children around the world. The universal experiences of motherhoodâfrom the challenges of pregnancy and birth, to cooing over a newborn childâcan make it seem that pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood are a great equalizer. But my own experience and my work have reinforced that motherhood remains undeniably influenced by privilege and power.
This year, more than 33 million women around the world will give birth to babies born too soon or too smallâwhich equates to 1 in 10 babies globallyâand the burden has been unequally distributed. Here in the United States, for example, Black women have a 50 percent increased risk of premature delivery compared to white womenâa disparity that has remained stubbornly persistent even as overall rates of premature births have gone down. Globally, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of premature birth. Tragically, 90 percent of the babies born too soon in lower income countries will not survive.
Kozlik's regular member account. đđŒ
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