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