Black newborns are three times as likely to die as their white counterparts in the U.S. But according to a sweeping new study, the race of the mother’s doctor could also have a bearing on her child’s survival
Photo: KidStock/Getty Images In the United States, race is a disturbing factor in infant-mortality rates: Research shows that Black newborns are three times as likely to die as their white counterparts. But according to a sweeping study published earlier this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the race of the mother’s doctor could also have a bearing on her child’s survival.
“Our findings demonstrate that when newborns and the physicians treating them are of the same race, that newborn survival rate is significantly improved,” study co-author Rachel Hardeman, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, said in a news release.
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