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Caffeine, diet and stimuli like TV can disrupt sleep, leading to stress and health concerns.
Ascension Michigan understands the importance of racial equity and representation in health care.
African Americans are more likely to have preexisting conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity, putting them at a higher risk of complications from the coronavirus.
Fibroids – especially cumbersome in Black women – can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, prolonged periods, bleeding between periods, pelvic pain and back pain.
Obesity, diabetes and hypertension – all ailments that disproportionately affect the black community – have strong family ties.
Breastfeeding benefits mom and baby, but compared to the national average, fewer black women are even giving it a go.
