From Data to Action: Tackling Boston's Deep Infant Mortality Divide
October 21, 202311m 31s
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Show Notes
New data out this month shows Black Bostonians not only have the highest rates of infant mortality - more than three times the rate of white infants - but they also have the highest rates of premature births and low birth weight. City officials say these stark inequities need to be addressed immediately. Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission, goes through the data in the report with Nichole, and discusses the city's plans to turn these trends around.
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babiesbabyblack-bostonblack-bostoniansbostonboston-massachusettschildrenfamiliesinequitiesinfant-deathinfant-mortalityinfantsmassachusettsmaternal-healthmothernew-englandparentsracial-disparitiesracial-inequities