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Shalon Irving's Story
- Shalon Irving, a highly educated Black woman working at the CDC, died from childbirth complications.
- This highlights the disproportionately high rate of Black maternal mortality in the US.
Discrimination and Weathering
- A key factor in poor childbirth outcomes for Black women is prolonged exposure to discrimination.
- This chronic stress leads to "weathering," an accelerated deterioration of the body.
Origin of "Weathering"
- Arlene Geronimus coined the term "weathering" to describe the impact of chronic stress on the body.
- She observed differences in health outcomes between her privileged college classmates and young minority women in Trenton, New Jersey.