After years of falling, infant mortality rates are rising again, and racial disparities are widening
New research indicates that infant mortality rates are rising, with widening racial disparities. Sudden unexplained infant deaths, particularly among Black infants, are identified as a primary contributor to this trend.
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.
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