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After years of falling, infant mortality rates are rising again, and racial disparities are widening

phillyvoice.com · 3hShare

Sudden unexplained infant deaths are a major contributor to the increase in infant mortality rates and widening racial disparities, new research shows. The study suggests that an increase in SUID among Black infants in recent years grew more than even preterm births as a cause of infant mortality rate disparities.

First report: Sudden, unexpected death driving Black-white infant mortality gap: Study — beckershospitalreview.com, 1d