Black infant mortality rate more than double rate among white infants: CDC report
Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still persist, new ...
Alabama infant mortality rate increased in 2023 according to state health department
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) says the state infant mortality rate increased in 2023, surpassing the rate in ...
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Study challenges finding that Black babies are more likely to survive under the care of Black physicians
Such babies are rare — just 1.2% of white babies and 3.3% of Black babies are born so small — but are extremely vulnerable and least likely to survive. “That’s where the death rates real ...
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‘I'm black, my partner's white - stop asking me if this is my baby’
Her friend called the maternity ward from Guyana in South America to check if her baby was white or black. Wendy laughs while recounting the story. That's how she deals with things. Olivia had ...
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Anxiety Among Black and Latina Mothers of Premature Infants at Social-Environmental Risk
Anxiety is heightened for mothers of premature infants, potentially interfering with early mothering. This study describes relationships among race/ethnicity, language, and anxiety for women at ...
Margot Robbie Is a Mom! Actress Welcomes First Baby, a Boy, with Husband Tom Ackerley (Exclusive Source)
Margot Robbie has welcomed her first baby, a boy, with husband Tom Ackerley, a source tells PEOPLE. The couple first met in ...
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New study shows that Black mothers in New Jersey were more likely to deliver babies by unscheduled C-section
A study of nearly one million births over a nine-year period in New Jersey found that Black mothers were 20% to 25% percent ...
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Despite improvements, Ohio still has among the worst infant mortality rates in the nation
The state's infant mortality rate decreased slightly as a result, but the disparity between Black and white infant mortality rates in Ohio grew. A decade ago, one ZIP code in Akron had the highest ...
Baby monkey — with big eyes and white fur — born at Arkansas zoo. See it bond with mom
An Arkansas zoo’s newest addition doesn’t have any thumbs — but it’s considered an advantage. The white-furred monkey was ...
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Black Infant Mortality Rate More Than Double That Of White Infants: Report
Though infant mortality rates remained the same from 2022 to 2023, racial and ethnic disparities still persisted, ABC News ...
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Anxiety Among Black and Latina Mothers of Premature Infants at Social-Environmental Risk
No black women chose a Spanish interview. In addition to trait anxiety (as described above), the following maternal and infant factors were examined as covariates: maternal age (< 20, 20–24 ...
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Despite improvements, Ohio still has among the worst infant mortality rates in the nation
The state's infant mortality rate decreased slightly as a result, but the disparity between Black and white infant mortality rates in Ohio grew. A decade ago, one ZIP code in Akron had the highest ...