infant mortality

A 58% rise in Black infant mortality in Kansas in 2020 sent researchers and community groups searching for answers and solutions.

A recent survey shows donor milk was unavailable for infants with a very low birth weight at 13% of hospitals with neonatal intensive care units, despite strong supply.

2020 brought a sharp rise in the already-dire rate of Black infant mortality in Kansas. Black babies are now nearly three and a half times as likely to die in their first year of life as white babies.

Studies on infant mortality during the pandemic are still incomplete, but an area infant bereavement specialist says they're about the same as a typical year's losses—it's the grieving that's been more challenging.

Medical experts say social inequality and racism in medicine can be deadly for Black infants, mothers and families.

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