High Black infant mortality in Wisconsin: factors associated with the ongoing racial inequity.

Brandon D TomlinRyan M McAdamsJasmine Y ZapataDinushan C Kaluarachchi

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2020)

Higher IMR in Black infants was due to increased premature births and increased mortality among term infants. Potentially modifiable causes of death were SIDS, accidents, and assaults.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
gestational age
risk factors
preterm infants