When the Bough Breaks: Kim Anderson’s Story
When Atlanta lawyer Kim Anderson was pregnant with her first child, she did everything right: she ate a healthy diet, exercised, and got the best prenatal care. But her baby was born almost three months premature. How could this have happened? Some researchers believe that racism may play a role in unusually high rates of premature birth in the African-American community.
Excerpt from Episode 2 of “UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”, a ground-breaking documentary series that looks at how the social, economic and physical environments in which we are born, live, and work profoundly affect our longevity and health. The series broadcast nationally on PBS in spring 2008, and can be bought on DVD from California Newsreel, www.newsreel.org
Visit www.unnaturalcauses.org to learn more.
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Tags: black, disparities, health, inequality, inequity, infant, mortality, race, racism
July 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
They should post …
They should post this program to Youtube.
July 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Where to get this …
Where to get this movie? Is is avalible to download?
July 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
The other 3 parts …
The other 3 parts of this series airs on PBS each Thursday at 10 PM. Please watch them! They’re eye-opening!
July 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Thank you for …
Thank you for posting this! I appreciate your sharing to promote a very important message.