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Farah Stockman

Racism and infant mortality

By Farah Stockman

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 15, 2012

In the 1980s, black babies in Boston were dying at a rate three times higher than whites. 24 out of every 1,000 black infants perished before their first birthday, a higher death rate than some countries in Latin America. Today, the gap has narrowed significantly. But it hasn’t closed completely, confounding researchers. Some suggest that the stress of being a black woman could trigger more premature births, and higher infant mortality.

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