Over 34 million adults in the United States, roughly 1 in 10, have diabetes. That rate is even higher within the Black community, particularly in Black women. This is often attributed to an increased prevalence of obesity in Black women — since being obese is the strongest predictor for type 2 diabetes — but new research suggests the link is not so simple and that special consideration for risk factors may need to be adjusted in this population.
In this podcast Dr. Au discusses her WIC research, interventions for lifelong health, and changes she’s noticed with her WIC participants since the start of the pandemic.
In March 2020, when California imposed a shutdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak, many pregnant people experienced pandemic-related fear and anxiety.
They worried about availability of equipment and resources, having access to healthcare teams, in-hospital delivery conditions and contracting the virus itself. They were also rethinking whether they should consider giving birth outside the hospital setting.
