Babies born to Black mothers die at 4x the rate of White infants in the first year of life. Boston Public Health Commission director Barbara Ferrer says racism is the main factor. She explains her reasoning in the slide show below.
This presentation was produced by Molly Feit and Jesse Costa.
There’s more on the topic in this article from EthnicNewz.
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Dr. Ferrer,
I am a doctoral candidate and am interested in conducting qualitative research of the correlation between racism and infant mortality. Any assistance that you might be able to provide to me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Lauren