You &
Your
Health
A Black Perspective
Brenda Kennedy BSN
Childbearing In The Black Family
We have already discussed
many aspects of childbearing and
the Black family. We have looked
' at some problems that are seen
frequently, that the Black mother
can do to help prevent problems
and some norms of any pregnancy.
We have established that the Black
mother and child are considered
“high-risk”, meaning that they
have a greater than usual chance
of having certain complications.
It has long recognized that per
sons who most often need good or
special prenatal care or antepar
tum care are often the ones who
receive it least. The highest rates
of prematurity and perinatal
deaths occur among the socially
and economically deprived of this
country: in large cities and in the
rural South. These are the areas
where the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, through it
Children’s Bureau, has established
the maternal and infant care pro
grams. There have been substan
tial decreases in infant mortality
in several metropolitan areas
since the beginning of these type
programs. Several other interest
ing programs have been developed
as the maternal and infant care
programs have progressed. Per
sons in these programs receive
care between pregnancies as well
as prenatal and delivery care,
including family planning. The
infants and other children are
included in the programs. An
attempt is made to provide com
prehensive care for mothers and
f
children in the neighborhood clinic
and hospital.
One of the first problems that we
will look at is birth weight. As we
already know, it is statistically
significant that the average Black
infant at birth weighs about ISO
gms less than the average white
infant. These marked variations
are frequently dependent (not only
upon race) but size of parents,
number of children which the
mother has borne, her life style
and her nutrition and general
condition during the latter months
of pregnancy. This is why it is most
important to follow physician’s
orders and provide good nutrition
for vourself and baby.
“WKRP In (ixiuiatf
Dr. Johnny Fever’s only kidding
when he tells his WKRP listeners
to take their garbage and dump it
on the steps of City Hall. It turns
out to be a pretty messy affair,
though, when the listeners take
him seriously, triggering an irate
telephone call from the Mayor’s
Office and a possible legal hassle,
on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” to be
rebroadcast Monday, March 31 at
8:30 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3.
An on-air apology by Johnny is
the only way to clean up the
misunderstanding, but the doctor
suddenly develops a bad case of
“mike fright” and can’t talk.
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Atlantic Releases 5 Albums
Atlantic Records has announced
this week a national release date
for five new albums. The an
nouncement was made by Atlantic
Senior Vice President-General
Manager Dave Glew, who noted
that these new releases represent
product appearing on the Atlantic,
Cotillion and Virgin labels. Includ
ed are new albums from Roberta
Flack & Donny Hathaway, Pass
port, Mass Production and The
Motors, phis the debut of Cowboys
International.
“ROBERTA FLACK FEATUR
ING DONNY HATHAWAY” (At
lantic SD 16013), produced by Ms.
Flack and Eric Mercury, is high
lighted by two collaborations from
this Grammy-winning duo. re
corded just prior to Mr. Hatha
way’s untimely death in January
of 1979 - including the current hit
single “YOU ARE MY HEA
VENalso featured are two songs
written for Roberta by Stevie
Wonder.
Passport’s “OCEANLINER”
(Atlantic SD 19265) is the seventh
U.S. album release from this inter
nationally-acclaimed fusion en
semble; under the leadership of
German canposerreedsinan
keyboardist-producer Klaus Dold
inger, the band (which now in
cludes two Americans) covers a
broad musical range • from jazz to
rock to pop to dance rhythms.
“MASSTERPEECE” (Cotillion SD
5218) is the newest self-produced
cutting from the top-rated RAB-pop
group Mass Production - the nine
man band’s follow-up to last year’s
chart-breaking “IN THE PUREST
FORM” LP and the smash single
“FIRECRACKER.”
Making their U.S. debut in this
release is Britain’s Cowboys Inter
national, with the LP “THE ORI
GINAL SIN” (Virgin VA 13138),
produced by Dennis Mackay; the
band is the brainchild of singer
composer Ken Luckie, who had
won extensive critical approval for
his innovative musical approach.
England’s highly-acclaimed Mo
tors, who previously scored with
two albums and the international
million-selling single “AIR
PORT,” have returned with the
long-awaited “TENEMENT
STEPS” (Virgin VA 13139), pro- ,
duced by Jimmy I ovine and the
group; The Motors, Nick Garvey &
Andy McMaster, are joined by i
supporting players (including an
orchestra) far this ground-break
ing production.
In advance of the release of these
five albums, all WEA Corporation
sales managers, marketing co
ordinators, sales and promotion
representatives on national, re
gional and local levels have been
supplied with quantities of album
preview booklets detailing the new
product, plus merchandising aid
descriptions and allotments, as
well as new release sales order
forms. Promotional-marketing
campaign plans for these LPs have
been presented in detail at indivi
dual WEA branch presentations
across the country.
“Alice”
Vera introduces Mel to her new
friend, Bobbi, a bus tour guide,
who immediately falls in love with
Mel and makes his diner a tourist
attraction, on “Alice,’' Sunday,
March 30 at 9 p.m. on WBTV,
Channel 3.
Not wanting to lose the extra
tourist business, Mel strings Bobbi
along. Things get really hot in
Mel’s kitchen though, when Bob
bi’s brother shows up.
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