tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909471539578596132024-03-05T04:06:01.859-08:00Dr. Fleda M. Jackson on Maternal HealthWhile the causes for rising black infant mortality are complex, there is mounting evidence that the stressors of race and gender are significant contributors for black babies being born too soon and too little as the principle explanation for infant death.
On this blog, I want to address the stressors of race and gender confronted by African-American women.Dr. Fleda Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907496985447849552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390947153957859613.post-72181324317473912372008-04-03T15:58:00.000-07:002008-12-12T16:29:40.733-08:00Tune in to 'Unnatural Causes' Tonight on PBS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JvhmJ-oqXaIw3kE7DXf_eeXjtLPTIlRe0BI8lJb-UhZPUd9mVgy8q8SRq8_MAJ1ENChFylVFrM8NIRX_C94LJ9D7WGqeqrBaDcSBEL4fK0xB5mdTdX4N3I6kh4pANTHrjTUlOgR9acc/s1600-h/fleda_small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185165614604253490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JvhmJ-oqXaIw3kE7DXf_eeXjtLPTIlRe0BI8lJb-UhZPUd9mVgy8q8SRq8_MAJ1ENChFylVFrM8NIRX_C94LJ9D7WGqeqrBaDcSBEL4fK0xB5mdTdX4N3I6kh4pANTHrjTUlOgR9acc/s320/fleda_small.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:georgia;">Welcome to my blog: <strong>Maternal Health Matters!</strong> </span><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">I hope you will make time to tune into the landmark PBS Series on health disparities and inequality,<br /></span><a href="http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">"Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" </span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">The second episode in the series, "When the Bough Breaks" (to air in Atlanta on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Georgia Public Broadcasting</span> – channel 8, at 10 p.m., tonight, Thursday, April 3, 2008) explores the ill-effects of racism on the birth outcomes of African American women who are twice as likely to give birth to premature and low birth weight babies placing those babies at greater risk of death and impairment. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">On the show, powerful personal stories—from folks from around the country—demonstrate how social conditions are as vital to our health as diet, smoking and exercise. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">The producers of the show describe "U<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NNATURAL</span> CAUSES" best: "It is a medical detective story out to solve the mystery of what’s stalking and killing us before our time, especially those of us who are less affluent and darker skinned."</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">My research shows that "the chronic stress of racism can become embedded in African American mothers’ bodies and take a toll on their children even before they leave the womb." </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Download the <a href="http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/discussion_guides.php">"When the Bough Breaks" Discussion Guide</a>, and let's weigh in on the issue...because "Maternal Health Matters!" </span></div></div>Dr. Fleda Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907496985447849552noreply@blogger.com1