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“States with more police killings of unarmed black people in 2013–2018 had higher Black–White PTB [preterm birth] disparities in 2018 compared to states with fewer killings… Police killings may have spillover effects, specifically by adversely affecting the mental health of Black people."

States with more killings of unarmed Black people have larger Black–White preterm birth disparities States with more killings of unarmed Black people have larger Black–White preterm birth disparities Figure 1: Police killings of unarmed black Americans and racial disparities in preterm birth in each state. Figure 1: Police killings of unarmed black Americans and racial disparities in preterm birth in each state.
States with more killings of unarmed Black people have larger Black–White preterm birth disparities
Journal of Perinatology
Yang, Nancy / Collins, James W., Jr. / Burris, Heather H.
Vol. 41 Issue 2, pp. 358–359, 2021
10.1038/s41372-020-00914-6
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