Sentences with phrase «black infants»

No single cause of death appears solely responsible for the recent increase in black infant mortality.

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

She is now creating a project to train women of color as doulas to nourish and dissolve the inexcusable tragedy of Black Infant Mortality in Michigan and is currently creating her Perinatal Psychology practice and writing a book on becoming a mother.

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.

The high black infant mortality rate: Black babies are dying at twice the rate (in some place, nearly triple) the rate of white babies.

For the other leading causes of death (congenital malformations, sudden infant death syndrome and maternal complications), the rates among black and white infants decreased from 2005 to 2015, although deaths rates related to both sudden infant death syndrome and congenital malformations increased for black infants in the last year of data available for the study from 2014 to 2015.

The infant mortality rate for black infants decreased from 14.3 to 11.6 per 1,000 births from 2005 to 2012, then plateaued and then increased from 11.4 to 11.7 per 1,000 births from 2014 to 2015.

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.

Progress also has stalled with respect to all other causes of infant death in recent years and, in the last year of data available for the study from 2014 to 2015, there was an increase in mortality rates for black infants compared with white infants.

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

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 communities.

Breastfeeding has increased among black mothers from 12 years ago, when 36 percent of black infants were breastfed at some point to 65 percent in 2006.

Between 2005 and 2011, deaths from short gestation / low birthweight decreased for black infants but have plateaued in recent years.

And although we can't say for sure what role breastfeeding plays in the rate of SIDS, the rate of breastfeeding is also significantly lower among non-Hispanic black infants and mothers as well.

Chicago currently ranks first in black infant mortality and fourth in overall infant mortality among the 10 most populous cities in the United States, according to a Chicago Health Department report.

A black infant baby tuxedo - vest bodysuit for making your little man look classy.

Now that would make more sense with her in the statue since they have one white and one black infant!

The percentage point differences between white and black infants in exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months ranged from − 4.2 in Rhode Island to 17.8 in Wisconsin, and at 12 months duration, the difference ranged from − 4.4 in Minnesota to 31.6 in DC, the report detailed.

In 14 states, primarily in the Midwest and South, the difference in breastfeeding initiation between white and black infants was greater than 15 percentage points and the disparity exceeded 25 percentage points in seven of these states.

Given that the mortality rate for black infants is more than twice that of white infants, more needs to be done to ensure that all women can give their babies the powerful life - saving, brain - boosting and health - giving benefits of breastfeeding.

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.

In the land that pioneered heart transplants, the death rate of black infants is still 53 per 1000 live births, compared with 7 in 1000 for white infants.

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

In a study of black infants, the more interaction the boy had with the father, the higher his mental competence and psycho - motor functioning by the age of six months.110 By the age of three years, psycho - motor functioning is associated with the development of a higher I.Q. 111