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Medicine's Andrew Garner discusses the effects of evictions on prenatal stress

MEDIA | March 12, 2021
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Eviction during a pregnancy is dangerous for women and newborns

U.S. News & World ReportAndrew Garner, clinical professor at the School of Medicine, discussed a new study that found that prenatal stress related to evictions is associated with lower infant birth weight, gestational age, prematurity and even infant mortality—noting that it's important to understand what drives these outcomes, but also not to blame the mothers.