Four Steps to Address Racism’s Impact on Maternal and Child Health
In the U.S., Black babies die at more than twice the rate of white babies. This means that if the Black-white infant mortality gap was eliminated, over 4,000 babies would be saved every year. Related, the racial gap is even worse for Black mothers: they die at over three times the rate of white mothers. Together, these facts make one thing abundantly clear: Racism, bias and oppression are affecting the health of women and children of color in the U.S.
