Originally Posted by
byebyetankers
Does it make you a racist? No, but it probably makes you an idiot.
The thing here is proportions (you understand that, I assume). Many minority communities were proportionally more likely to experience miscarriage than the majority white population. The figures are pretty dramatic. Some recent ONS data are:
"Babies born in 2013 had an infant mortality rate of 3.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births for babies born in 2012
Term babies had a significantly lower infant mortality rate (1.4 deaths per 1,000 live births) and pre-term babies had a significantly higher rate (21.1 deaths per 1,000 live births) compared to the overall rate.
Pakistani, Black Caribbean and Black African babies (6.7, 6.6 and 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births respectively) had the highest infant mortality rates. This may be explained as these ethnicities are more likely to live in a deprived area and more likely to have parents in a less advantaged socio-economic position."
So, a pregnant Black or Asian woman is proportionally much more likely to suffer miscarriage than a White woman. Other speculation (I'm sure as a non-racist you'd want to know) cited lower liklihood of seeking medical advice and exposure to infection.
Again, as a non-racist, wouldn't you want to know what could be done to alleviate a source of agony for most of the women that experience it?
Just asking.