Posted On: March 21, 2008 by Patrick A. Malone

Black Infant Pre-Term Birth and Mortality Much Higher than for Whites

Black infants are twice as likely to die as white infants and have a much higher-than-average rate of pre-term birth.

Researchers have suggested many possible causes for this, including the following:

-lack of pre-natal care

-lack of health insurance and health care generally

-physiological impact of the chronic stress of racism

This statistic is just one of many that indicates a highly disturbing healthcare apartheid for children in America.

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