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Black women are more likely to have unplanned pregnancies as well–and are thus more likely to lack prior monitoring and treatment of pre-existing conditions before, during, and after a pregnancy. [56] A study conducted in 2009 also showed that black infant mortality rates were five times higher than white infant mortality rates.
For infants of American Indian or Alaska Native women, mortality rates climbed by over 20% from about 7.4 deaths per 1,000 births to over 9 deaths per 1,000 births. Infant mortality rates for ...
Between 2011 and 2014, the mortality ratio for different racial populations based on pregnancy-related deaths was as follows: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women, 40.0 for black women, and 17.8 for women of other races. [88]
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year for the first time in two decades. ... In 2022, infants born to Black women had a mortality rate of 10.9 per 1,000 live births, though the rate didn ...
Black women in Tennessee are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications compared to white women. The overall maternal mortality rate in the state is nearly double the ...
A panel of Black women experts shared stories, research and insights on how to support Black mothers to help reduce maternal and infant deaths. ... In Ohio, the Black infant mortality rate in 2021 ...
This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by infant mortality rates in 2021. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants ...
The disparities between Black and white babies is stark: The infant mortality rate in 2021 for white mothers was 5.8, while the infant mortality rate for Black mothers was 12.1, an increase from ...