Question

QUESTION 12 According to the video "As the Bough Breaks", why do African American mothers- even those with college degrees- have more low birth weight babies than white American and African immigrant women?

Answer 1

Bough breaks:

"Increasing the risk of low birth weight was observed for USA born and immigrant latina mother's because no search change was observed among infant born to non latina white mother's".

The university of Michigan have found that immigration women who have immigration fear may be more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies. Because of the paycpsycholog stress can effect the pragnant mother that effects the developing fetus leading to growth restriction and low birth weight even for babies born at full time.

Following a rapid babies were 24% more likely born with low birth weight compared to those born a year earlier.