Friday, December 13, 2019

How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants | PBS NewsHour

Police shootings of unarmed black Americans have escalated a national debate about racial injustice and the use of force. A new study says they could also be harming the health of infants not directly involved in the incidents. Research published Wednesday in Science Advances finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. ....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/how-police-shootings-of-unarmed-black-americans-could-be-harming-the-health-of-black-infants

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