I just read an article talking about prematurity in America.  It states alarming statistics about the premature birth rate in our country.  I already knew it was high, and I expected to read something about routine induction contributing to it.

What I read instead was an interesting statistic:  Black women are more likely to deliver prematurely than white or Hispanic women, even with similar incomes and access to good health care.  While I was wondering what the factor may be for black women prematurely delivering (I have never had this issue!), I read the final factor: obesity.

A-ha!  I thought.  That’s probably the factor that Black women have that puts us at risk for premature delivery.  I’d like to see a study which correlates that.

We have to lose weight, yall!