raising awareness among physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators about the prevalence of racial and ethnic disparities,” the researchers added.
It’s already known that Black infants have 2.3 times the infant mortality rate as white infants, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health.
According to CNN.com, a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which covered the period between 2000 to 2017 and was published in June, found that Black infants still have more than twice the risk of dying as White infants.
To meaningfully improve the health of babies, the CDC says public health organizations, health care providers, community groups and other partners should work together to “address the social, behavioral, and health risk factors that contribute to infant mortality and affect birth outcomes.”