ArticleEClinicalMedicine2021
Gestational exposure to fatal police violence and pregnancy loss in US core based statistical areas, 2013-2015.
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- Neighborhood-level fatal police violence and severe maternal morbidity in California.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Neighborhood Proactive Policing and Racial Inequities in Preterm Birth in New Orleans, 2018‒2019.American journal of public health · 2023Article
- Highly public anti-Black violence and preterm birth odds for Black and White mothers.SSM - population health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFatal police violence in the United States disproportionately affects Black, Native American, and Hispanic people, and for these groups it is a racially oppressive population-level stressor that we hypothesize increases the risk of pregnancy loss. Focusing on core based statical areas (CBSAs) surrounding small and large urban centers, we accordingly tested whether gestational exposure to fatal police violence decreased the number of live births, which is reflective of a rise in lost pregnancies.
methodsOur observational study linked microdata for all births (
findingsFor each additional police-related fatality that occurred in the first through sixth months of gestation, we observed a 0.14% decrease (95% confidence interval: 0.05%, 0.23%) in the total number of live births within CBSAs, and a 0.29% decrease in births to Black women (95% CI: 0.11%, 0.48%). The association was null for births to White women.
interpretationOur findings suggest fatal police violence may have population-level consequences for pregnancy loss and adds to the evidence regarding the importance of preventing these fatalities.
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