University of Minnesota's 'Antiracism and Healthy Equity Center' claims 'birthing people' are at higher risk of premature deliveries in over-policed neighborhoods
University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) on December 8 published a report into premature births in certain Minneapolis communities
It is titled: 'Association of Residence in High–Police Contact Neighborhoods With Preterm Birth Among Black and White Individuals in Minneapolis'
Rachel Hardeman, director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the university, said her findings were damning
She found that 'birthing people' - both black and white - in heavily-policed areas had a significantly raised chance of preterm birth
Hardeman reported that white 'birthing people' living in 'high police contact areas' had a 90% higher chance of preterm birth versus different parts of the city
Among black Americans, it was a 100% higher chance of preterm birth compared to residents in what are deemed 'low-contact areas'
Foreign-born black residents of 'high police contact areas' had a far lower chance of preterm birth than those born in the U.S.
Hardeman's use of the term 'birthing people' is part of a growing trend, as people attempt to be more inclusive and socially aware
Critics have said it is nonsense to avoid the term 'mothers', because only those born female can give birth
By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:24 EST, 15 December 2021 | Updated: 02:46 EST, 16 December 2021
A University of Minnesota scholar has raised eyebrows with her study into how policing affects 'birthing people' in different parts of Minneapolis.
Rachel Hardeman, director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the university, published her findings on December 8 in the medical journal JAMA.
Hardeman found that all mothers living in intensely-policed parts of Minneapolis were significantly more likely to give birth prematurely - defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation.
She found, furthermore, that black American women were far more affected than black foreign-born women or white women.
'Racism is a fundamental cause of health inequity, which means we have to apply antiracism to institutions that affect the fundamentals of our lives and communities,' said Hardeman.
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