Assignment Task: Watch the short video Unnatural Causes: When the Bough Breaks on the higher preterm birth and infant mortality rates faced by African American mothers compared to their White and Black immigrant counterparts. Discuss the following using course concepts:
According to the scholarly evidence presented in the video, what accounts for the unequal birth outcomes (higher rates of preterm birth and infant mortality) faced by African American mothers? What evidence suggests that these unequal outcomes are not simply a matter of biology?
Neonatologist Dr. Michael Lu, in discussing the "self-evident truth" that all are created equal in the U.S., states, "You ain't created equal if you can't get an equal start." According to the video, how does racism begin impacting children of African American mothers before they are even born? What social changes could remedy this inequality?
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