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Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

According to Ideastream庐, a black infant in one Ohio county is more than three times more likely than a white baby to die before his or her first birthday. As part of a continuing series, 鈥淶ip Code: the Hidden Vital Sign,鈥 Ideastream talks with 麻豆影院 Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Neal-Barnett is a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.

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Learn more about Neal-Barnett鈥檚 research from WEWS.

POSTED: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 11:58 AM
Updated: Thursday, December 8, 2022 10:50 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Kristin Anderson