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According to the Ohio Department of Health, 929 infants died before their first birthday in 2019. The infant mortality rate across all races was 6.9 per 1,000 live births.
Racial disparity in infant deaths continue to rise in Northeast Ohio
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Racial disparity in infant deaths continue to rise in Northeast Ohio
and last updated 2020-12-19 06:23:42-05
CLEVELAND â When Zahida Sherman found out she was pregnant, she was overwhelmed.
âThereâs a lot of emotions that come with that news,â she said.
But after reading about infant mortality rates for Black babies in Ohio, one of those emotions was fear.
âMy fears were how am I going to carry a healthy pregnancy with all of these barriers? and all of these issues just cards stacked against me,â she said.