scholarly journals The Impact of Induced Abortion on Black and White Birth Outcomes in the United States

Demography ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore Joyce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of HIV Infection on TB Disparities Among US-Born Black and White Tuberculosis Patients in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. E5-E12
Author(s):  
Suzanne M. Marks ◽  
Dolly J. Katz ◽  
Amy L. Davidow ◽  
Melissa A. Pagaoa ◽  
Larry D. Teeter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Air Pollution and Racial Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes in the United States: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonaventure Suiru Dzekem ◽  
Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy ◽  
Christopher O. Olopade
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Exposure to air pollutants and other environmental factors increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is growing evidence that adverse outcomes related to air pollution disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities. This paper explores the importance of race as a risk factor for air pollution-related poor pregnancy outcomes. Methods We systematically reviewed epidemiologic studies investigating the effects of exposure to air pollution on pregnancy outcomes in the United States. Results Findings across all reviewed studies show more adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, small for gestational age, low birth weight and stillbirths) due to air pollution among Blacks and Hispanics than among non-Hispanic Whites. Conclusion This paper enhances our general understanding of the impact of air pollution on birth outcomes and, specifically, of disparities in birth outcomes for infants born to Black and Hispanic mothers.

Epilogue

Coming Home ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
Wendy Kline
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Home Birth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Third ◽  
Nurse Midwives ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

In September 2014, 93 delegates participated in the third Home Birth Summit at the “discreet, quintessentially Northwest hideaway” Cedarbrook Lodge outside of Seattle, Washington. Nurse-midwives, direct-entry midwives, obstetricians, general practitioners, nurses, activists, philosophers, historians, epidemiologists, activists, a documentary filmmaker, and representatives from ACNM, MANA, and ACOG wrangled with the current policies, regulation, evidence, and ethics of home birth in the United States. This epilogue explores the impact of the Home Birth Summit on current debates on childbirth and midwifery. What is missing in 21st-century reports of the current status of midwifery, birthplace options, and birth outcomes is an awareness of the earlier collaborative efforts between some doctors, midwives, and consumers. Despite competition, criticism, and crises, attempts to improve the birthing experience started well before the year 2000. Many individuals and organizations confronted legislative, professional, and educational hurdles, determined to make birth both safe and meaningful for everyone involved.

scholarly journals The Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty in the United States on Unemployment of Black and White Americans: Pre-pandemic Evidence

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-173
Author(s):  
Dejan Romih ◽  
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mojca Ramšak ◽  
Alenka Kavkler ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Economic Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of economic policy uncertainty in the United States on unemployment of black and white Americans before the COVID-19 pandemic/recession. Our evidence shows that a positive economic policy uncertainty shock leads to an increase in the unemployment rate for members of both racial groups, which is in line with our expectations. However, our evidence also shows that economic political uncertainty in the United States is affecting the unemployment rate of black Americans faster and more strongly.

Flower Power: Assessing the Impact of the Magnolia Project on Reducing Poor Birth Outcomes in an At-Risk Neighborhood

2005 ◽  
Vol os-22 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Jeffry A. Will ◽  
Irma Hall ◽  
Tim Cheney ◽  
Maura Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Impact

The past decade has seen tremendous improvements in the health status of children in the United States. In 1992, the infant mortality rate in the United States was at 8.5 per 1,000 live births. By 2002 that figure had declined to 6.9. However, the infant mortality rate for Jacksonville/Duval County in Northeast Florida has consistently remained higher than both the national and state rates, particularly for minority populations. The Magnolia Project was developed by a consortium of local health care providers and concerned community agencies to address racial disparities in birth outcomes. The Magnolia Project provides well-woman clinic and case management services to women in the childbearing years residing in the urban core, where infant mortality is highest. In this paper, we examine the Magnolia Project to assess the impact that this initiative has made on the target community in providing health services and prevention strategies to reduce poor birth outcomes. Included in such services are strategies aimed at reducing factors associated with infant mortality. These strategies have resulted in improved birth outcomes for women associated with the Magnolia Project, including a low incidence of infant mortality and low birth weight babies for participants.

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