In the US, infant mortality gap costs the lives of about 4000 black babies each year - Los Angeles Times

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In the US, infant mortality gap costs the lives of about 4000 black babies each year Los Angeles Times If black infants born in the United States had all of the health and medical benefits enjoyed by white infants, nearly 4,000 fewer of them would die each year, new research suggests. That would amount to a nearly 60% decrease in the number of black ... Infant Mortality Racial Gap Increasing in United StatesMedscape Progress reducing infant mortality uneven between whites and blacksReuters Black and White Infant Mortality Rates Show Wide Racial Disparities Still ExistNewsweek Philly.com -UPI.com -EurekAlert (press release) -STAT all 10 news articles »

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