Infant Mortality Health Issues in the African American Community 2026

Infant mortality: the risk of death during the ___ year of life

first

Sudden infant death syndrome: Sudden and unexplained death of an infant ___ often occurs during __

under 1 yr old, sleep

Leading cause of infant death exact cause is __

unknown

In the US, non hispanic Blacks died approx ____times more frequently from SIDS (2023)

2.4

Decline in infant mortality rates is due to: ___ ability to provide ___ to ____ infant

Health providers', intensive care, premature

Decline in infant mortality rates is due to: The establishment of ___ neonatal ___

regional; intensive care units

Decline in infant mortality rates is due to: The health care industry's ability to prevent ___

low birth weights

2016-2023(average) the infant mortality rate per 1000 live births in NJ was highest for Black infants ____ followed by Hispanic ____ White ____ and Asian Pacific Islander ___

8.8, 3.6, 2.1, 2.2

The ratio of black to white infant mortality rate is ____, one of the highest in the nation, compare this to ___ ratio in 2009

4.2, 2.3

Infants born to black mothers who have ____ and presumably ____ have greater mortality rates than infants of ___ mothers who have ___ a college degree.

college degrees, greater affluence, white, less than

African American babies ___ as likely to be born too soon, too small to be sick to survive.

2-3x

The single parent family ____ a target of study to determine its effectiveness in health education.

is not

The most common reason for delay in seeking medical treatment is the ____ of significance or ___ of symptoms.

Denial, threat

The Infant Mortality Rate in the US is considered ___ for a ____ country.

high, developed

The Infant Mortality Rate in the US consistently ranks ____ in OECD countries

33 of 38th

The OECD's purpose is to provide a forum for governments to work together to address _____ challenges.

economic social and governance

The OECD also produces ___ to ____ policies that improve the global economic and social wellbeing

Research, promote

Early ___ data indication the Infant Mortality Rate for African Americans is ____

2026, 10.9-12.0 deaths per 1000

The IMR for non hispanic Black americans was ____ than the ___ population in ____ maternal age group

Greater, total, every

TQ (test question?) The major cause of IMR has been linked to ______

environment factors

The IMR accounts for the majority of deaths among individuals less than ____

18 years of age

The decline in the IMR is closely linked to ____ and

Advances in medical care, environmental changes

Post neonatal mortality in African Americans has been most closely linked to __

environmental factors

The leading cause of death among school aged children is ___

injury

Most physician visits by children aged 19 or younger are to: ___ ___

Family practitioners

General practitioners

1. Measures taken in the management of and prevention of infant health problems

Managing high risk __

pregnancy and newborns

Measures taken in the management and prevents of infant health problems: Preventing ____ pregnancies among high risk parents

unwanted

The plan to reduce infant mortality rates includes

A network between ____ and _____ communities to encourage ____ by pregnant women and parents of infants

health care experts, minority, health behaviors

the plan to reduce infant mortality rates includes: ____ that will determine the ____ of SIDS, develop effective strategies to identify ____ infants more precisely.

Research, cause, at risk

Create effective ____ for ____ infants

Interventions, high risk

(from video) Gap is wider today than in ____

1850

(from video) Black infants more than ___ more likely to die than white infants

2x

video: ____ infant deaths in a year

700-900

The US is one of the only where the death rates is worse now ___

than 20 years ago

Black women are ___ times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than white women

3-4

What is the cause of maternal mortality?

Toxic Stress and Weathering