Background: In the US, black infants remain more than twice as likely as white infants to die
in the first year of life. Previous studies of geographic variation in infant mortality disparities …

Objective We assessed the association among gestational age (GA) at birth, timing of death,
and risk status of the pregnancy and racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality rate in the …

Despite recent decreases in Black infant mortality, racial disparities persist, motivating
continued research into factors related to these inequalities. While the inverse association …

Objectives: Understanding the factors contributing to black/white disparities in infant
mortality rates in Wisconsin is a prerequisite to decreasing these disparities and improving …

Racial disparities in infant mortality have persisted, despite the overall decline in the United
States' overall infant mortality rate (IMR). The overall IMR of the entire United States (5.58 …

Objectives Studies about racial disparities in infant mortality suggest that racial differences in
socioeconomic position (SEP) and maternal risk behaviors explain some, but not all, excess …

Objectives While ecological studies indicate that high levels of structural racism within US
states are associated with elevated infant mortality rates, studies using individual-level data …

Objectives. We sought to measure overall disparities in pregnancy outcome, incorporating
data from the many race and ethnic groups that compose the US population, to improve …

Objective. Ethnic disparities in infant mortality have been consistently documented in the
United States, but these disparities are poorly understood. Although the infant mortality rate …

The US Black neonatal mortality rate is more than twice the White rate. This dramatic
disparity can be decomposed into two components:(1) disparities due to differences in the …