American Journal of Public Health, and have a due to air pollution than white people, according to the American Lung Association.Then there’s the heat.
Black women are more likely to live in the south, where the steady creep of average temperatures is more acutely felt; and more likely to live in “”—urban areas that act like ovens thanks to an abundance of concrete and glass and a lack of greenery. “These heat islands are disproportionately in communities of color,” says Dr.
DeNicola.The heat is not just a matter of discomfort—heat and pregnancy don’t mix well. It is one of the better studied environmental stressors on pregnancy and has been linked with a —at higher rates among Black mothers than white mothers.
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