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The Inquiry: What’s Killing Black American Babies?

A medical assistant measures the head of a newborn baby during a check-up in the USA.

26/04/2018 GMT

What’s Killing Black American Babies?

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, What’s Killing Black American Babies?

Black infants are twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants.

Black infants in America are twice as likely to die in their first year as white infants. This stark disparity has long puzzled doctors and researchers. Why are so many African-American babies dying?

(Photo: A medical assistant measures the head of a newborn baby during a check-up in the USA. Credit: John Moore / Getty Images)

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