Black Newborns Have Lower Mortality Rates in the Care of Black Doctors, Study Says
According to a new study from George Mason University, black newborns in the United States are three times more likely to die when cared for by a white doctor than a Black doctor.on August 17, found that the mortality rate for Black newborns was between 39 and 58 percent lower compared to Black babies delivered by white doctors. The study also noted that the race of the doctor didn’t affect mortality rates for white babies.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from 1.8 million birth records in Florida between 1992 and 2015, matching the records with the race of their doctors. They noticed the mortality rates for Black infants were significantly lowered in “more complicated cases,” when in the care of a Black doctor, as well as in hospitals that deliver more Black newborns.
“The findings suggest that Black physicians outperform their White colleagues when caring for Black newborns,” the study authors wrote.
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