Women of color are 49 percent more likely than whites to deliver prematurely, and black infants are twice as likely as white babies to die before their first birthday (Mohamed et al., 2014). In this case, the stress, financial instability, lack of nutritional food, and comorbidities may put in jeopardy the patient and infant’s life. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created historical advances in health insurance coverage, millions still go without health insurance each year, many of the people of color (Mohamed et al., 2014).
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