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Black Motherhood: An Inescapable Disparity

Published: July 30, 2020

A study comparing infants of college-educated mothers found that rates of infant mortality and low birthweight were twice as high for Black infants compared to white infants. Additionally, Black infants were three times as likely to die from causes attributable to perinatal events. A different study observed similar disparities even when controlling for socioeconomic status. […]

By Katarina Watson
"Autonomy: in my body / person / health" by Fernando Martí courtesy of JustSeeds

Reproductive Health and Its Racist Origins

Published: July 28, 2020

CW: nonconsensual experimentation, exploitation, & sexual abuse of enslaved people; forced sterilization J. Marion Sims, commonly referred to as the “father of modern gynecology,” owned slaves. Not only did he enslave people, but the bodies of those he enslaved were also the bodies that he experimented on–without anesthesia. One Black woman, Anarcha, was operated on […]

By Katarina Watson
"We Will Confront State-Sanctioned White Supremacy and Racism #OnManySides" by Dylan A.T. Miner courtesy of JustSeeds

The Black Maternal Mortality Rate: A Fatal Side Effect of Racism

Published: July 21, 2020

Black women in America are four times times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth than white women. In New York City, this number rises to twelve. Not only are Black mothers more likely to experience increased rates of preterm delivery, infertility, and maternal mortality, but Black infants are twice as likely to die […]

By Katarina Watson
Virginia is for Lovers

Change Is Happening–Just Look at Virginia.

Published: April 17, 2020

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam certainly had a busy weekend last week. Virginia undeniably has a history of oppressive legislation, particularly in regards to race relations, gun control, and reproductive rights and access. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the governor’s own less-than-palatable past, which is putting it mildly: he’s not exactly the poster […]

By Carolyn Wetzel

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