Dr. Rachel Fleishman: Roe opponents should know more about babies born at the limits of viability

…Only about 1 in 5 babies born at 22 weeks and undergoing intensive treatment survives the first 12 hours of life…

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/roe-opponents-babies-born-limits-viability-rcna27557

Fatal police violence may be linked to preterm births in neighborhoods nearby

… These findings are critical for a number of reasons. Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant death and may also carry implications for a child's short- and long-term health. Mothers of preterm children may experience adverse mental health outcomes like increased anxiety and fatigue and use postnatal services less...

https://theconversation.com/fatal-police-violence-may-be-linked-to-preterm-births-in-neighborhoods-nearby-153858

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

Medicaid expansion tied to positive gains for black babies - CNN

Medicaid expansion was linked with significant improvements in premature birth and birth weight disparities among black infants between 2011 and 2016, according to a new study. Enrollments for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, which included Medicaid expansion, began in 2014....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/health/medicaid-expansion-black-infant-health-study/index.html

A Surprisingly Simple Way to Reduce the Risk of Being Pregnant While Black - Mother Jones

At the end of a long day in January 2011, Brittney Bruster, 28 years old and eight months pregnant, lay down on her sofa to rest. A few minutes later, she was swept by a wave of nausea, followed by a mighty urge to push. She called 911, but "by the time they got there,"...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/08/simple-way-reduce-risk-black-pregnancy-premature-birth/

Why can’t more American women access medications for preterm birth? | PBS NewsHour

There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the U.S. One costs 16 cents a week, one US$285. Poor black women aren’t getting either. Why?....
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/column-cant-american-women-access-medications-preterm-birth/

Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

An artificial womb has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a period of one week, and researchers hope the technology will one day be able to do the same for extremely premature babies, as published this week in The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/press/artificial_womb_raises_hope.html