Infant Mortality Crisis

Name: Infant mortality rate higher for black mothers than any other race
Uploaded: 2022-04-27T23:07:56.046Z
Duration: 5 min 49 s
Description: A new study finds that black mothers are more likely than any other race to lose their babies. That rate increases for black mothers with higher education, whereas it decreases for white mothers who are more educated. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, a co-author of the report, discusses the findings and the proposals to combat them.

Among African American Mothers

Discover the causes and risk factors that contribute to infant death, barriers to achieving adequate healthcare, as well as prevention programs that work to continue to combat infant mortality rates.

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Infant mortality rate higher for black mothers than any other race

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Infant mortality rate higher for black mothers than any other race

A new study finds that black mothers are more likely than any other race to lose their babies. That rate increases for black mothers with higher education, whereas it decreases for white mothers who are more educated. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, a co-author of the report, discusses the findings and the proposals to combat them.

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