Sentences with phrase «among black infants»

Infant mortality was also highest among black infants, with a rate of 8.7 deaths per every 1,000 live births.

Interventions to further reduce the rate of preterm birth among black infants appear the most promising option for reducing black infant mortality and the absolute inequality between black and white infants,» the authors conclude.

«The sustained progress in reducing infant mortality among black infants since 2005 has stalled in the past few years.

Bed sharing among black infants and sudden infant death syndrome: interactions with other known risk factors

Despite the well documented health benefits of breastfeeding (1), initiation of breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration rates among black infants in the United States are approximately 16 % lower than among whites (2).

Differences in the prevalence of supine positioning and other sleep - environment conditions among racial and ethnic populations might contribute to these disparities.17 The prevalence of supine positioning in 2010 among white infants was 75 %, compared with 53 % among black infants (Fig 5).

The state - specific percentage point differences (calculated as prevalence among white infants minus prevalence among black infants) in breastfeeding initiation between white and black infants ranged from − 4.8 to 36.0, with substantial disparities in the South and Midwest.

Breastfeeding initiation rates were significantly lower among black infants in 23 states; in 14 of these states, the difference was at least 15 percentage points.

The high infant mortality rate among black infants is mostly to their being disproportionately born too small, too sick or too soon.

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Supine sleeping was less common among blacks and Hispanics and more common among infants of older mothers and mothers with low parity.

Among infants born during 2010 — 2013, the gap in breastfeeding initiation between black and white infants was 17.2 percentage points, only slightly less than the 19.9 percentage point difference between black and white infants born during 2003 — 2006 (a timeframe when the methodology only included the landline sample)(4).

Over the past decade, national estimates of breastfeeding initiation and duration have consistently improved among both non-Hispanic black (black) and non-Hispanic white (white) infants; however, differences in breastfeeding rates by race have persisted.

The difference in breastfeeding indicators among black and white infants by state continues to be substantial.

CDC analyzed 2011 — 2015 National Immunization Survey (NIS) data for children born during 2010 — 2013 to describe breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months and duration at 12 months among black and white infants.

Breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months (only breast milk; no solids, water, or other liquids), and duration at 12 months were calculated among all infants and at the state level among black and white infants.

«Differences in US infant mortality rates among black, white babies.»

• Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact breastfeeding support • Shoshone and Arapaho tribal breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore • Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality for African Americans • Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations • Barriers to breastfeeding experienced by Black mothers and how lactation consultants can support them more effectively • Social support and breastfeeding self - efficacy among Black mothers • Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core • Positive changes in breastfeeding rates within the African American community • Grassroots breastfeeding organizations serving African American mothers

Some of the potential causes of poor breastfeeding outcomes among black and Puerto Rican women include breastfeeding ambivalence (7), the availability of free formula from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(8), a high level of comfort with the idea of formula feeding (9), limited availability and lower intensity of WIC breastfeeding support for minority women (10, 11), and issues surrounding trust building and perceived mistreatment by providers (12).

The fourth PC trial was conducted by Merewood et al. (27) among predominantly black women who chose to breastfeed their otherwise healthy, premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Baby - Friendly hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

The top five reasons a Black Breastfeeding Week is needed are: 1) The high black infant mortality rate; 2) High rates of diet - related diseases; 3) Lack of diversity in lactation field; 4) Unique cultural barriers among black women; and, 5) Desert - like conditions in our communiBlack Breastfeeding Week is needed are: 1) The high black infant mortality rate; 2) High rates of diet - related diseases; 3) Lack of diversity in lactation field; 4) Unique cultural barriers among black women; and, 5) Desert - like conditions in our communiblack infant mortality rate; 2) High rates of diet - related diseases; 3) Lack of diversity in lactation field; 4) Unique cultural barriers among black women; and, 5) Desert - like conditions in our communiblack women; and, 5) Desert - like conditions in our communities.

Among infants born during 2010 — 2013, 64.3 % of non-Hispanic black infants started breastfeeding, compared to 81.5 % of white infants, a gap of 17.2 percentage points.

Racial and ethnic disparities persist in the prevalence of preterm birth and infant mortality, and group prenatal care may be particularly useful in addressing disparities in perinatal outcomes such as preterm birth among black women.

The 2012 preterm birth rate among non-Hispanic black infants remains the highest of all the racial groups at 16.5 percent, down from 18.5 percent in 2006 and the lowest in more than 20 years.

«Differences in US infant mortality rates among black, white babies.»

A decade ago the city's infant health ranked among the poorest in the country, with enormous disparities between black and white birth outcomes.