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#lowbirthweight — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Inside a Kenyan Maternity Ward Being Starved by US Foreign Aid Cuts

    The Trump administration's decision to cut funding for World Food Program operations has left families desperate.

    murica.website/2025/12/inside-

  2. U.S.-born Black Minnesotans who experienced greater segregation, and wider inequalities in education, income, employment, and incarceration were more likely to have premature or low birth weight babies. Improving birth outcomes requires a multisectoral approach. #NICHDImpact #HealthDisparities #Segregation #Income #Neighborhoods #Minnesota #Incarceration #Premature #LowBirthWeight
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/354682

  3. Women living in a predominantly Black neighborhood gave birth to infants that weighted less, on average, than women living neighborhoods where less than 75% of the residents were Black. #HealthDisparities #LowBirthWeight #RacialSegregation #Neighborhoods #NICHImpact
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/343784

  4. New evidence: incarceration of birth fathers during pregnancy increases their child’s risk of premature birth, low birthweight, small size, and NICU admission.

    #LowBirthweight #MassIncarceration #Incarceration #Fathers #NICHDimpact