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title: "TED Talk: How Racism Harms Pregnant Women And What Can Help by Miriam Zoila Pérez"
date: 2018-03-16T03:00:00-04:00
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# TED Talk: How Racism Harms Pregnant Women And What Can Help by Miriam Zoila Pérez

A TED talk from doula, reporter, and activist Miriam Zoila Pérez about how racism affects pregnant people’s health and the health of their babies. Fortunately, compassionate prenatal and birth care can help. Pérez highlights the JJ Way model of childbirth and prenatal care which was created by midwife Jennie Joseph to provide accessible community-based birthing care.

> Even nationally, black women are four times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women. They're also twice as likely for their infants to die before the first year of life than white infants, and two to three times more likely to give birth too early or too skinny - a sign of insufficient development.

[Watch the video ](https://www.npr.org/2018/03/16/593870089/miriam-zoila-p-rez-how-does-racism-affect-pregnant-women-and-babies)

SOURCE: TED Radio Hour • AUTHOR: Miriam Zoila Pérez • LAST UPDATED: March 16, 2018

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How can adults help young people discuss injustice safely and meaningfully? This resource explores trauma-informed responses to racial injustice.

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How can adults help young people discuss injustice safely and meaningfully? This resource explores trauma-informed responses to racial injustice.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-trauma-informed-response-to-racial-injustice)

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## Overcoming Challenges During Pregnancy

MB discusses the experience of her last pregnancy during the COVID pandemic and why she wanted to avoid having a C-section.

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MB discusses the experience of her last pregnancy during the COVID pandemic and why she wanted to avoid having a C-section.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-overcoming-challenges-during-pregnancy)

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## Abortion: Key Facts

This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.

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This fact sheet from the World Health Organization outlines noteworthy facts and statistics regarding abortion around the globe.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-key-facts)

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## Potential Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?

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What are the possible risk factors for breast cancer? Are there ways to minimize our risk of developing breast cancer?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/potential-breast-cancer-risk-factors)