? Explain how racism is an important stressor for pregnant women

Prompt 3:
After watching the following video clip, consider and answer the following questions the questions that follow.
Unnatural Causes, Becoming American [5:47]
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This selection explores the so-called ?Latino Paradox,? that despite their poverty, new Latino immigrants tend to be healthier than native-born Americans. The longer immigrants live in the United States, however, the worse their health becomes.
? What is the Latino Paradox?
? What factors make new immigrants healthier than people born in the US?
? What factors contribute to increasing poor health the longer people live in the US?
? What assumptions are commonly made about the health of Latino immigrants? How does the Latino Paradox challenge these assumptions?

Prompt 4:
After watching the following video clip, consider and answer the following questions the questions that follow.
Unnatural Causes [11:27]
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This selection considers why African American women?even educated, high earners?are more likely to have premature and low-birth-weight babies.
? How does the unequal treatment of African Americans impact their unborn children?
? Explain how racism is an important stressor for pregnant women.
? Why is the infant survival rate so much lower in the US than in other industrialized nations?
? What are the public health costs associated with premature births, both for infants and as they grow older?