impact on health,” she said.
In addition, the medical facilities and access to adequate care available in primarily black communities are often under-resourced. Studies have shown that the quality of care at predominantly black hospitals is not as advanced as it is at hospitals serving white communities.
To close the disparity gap in mortality rates, researchers suggested implementing programs that focus on healthy maternal and child outcomes specifically for black women, since they are more likely to experience racism, inequity, and discrimination.
These factors must be acknowledged to decrease the black IMR, which has been double the rate of white infant mortality for more than three decades.
For years, most have believed that the black-white gap occurs because of differences in reckless behaviors but the researchers of the report outlined that future research should examine systemic barriers to