Study: Disparities in California’s infant death rates have increased in certain ethnic groups

Study: Disparities in California’s infant death rates have increased in certain ethnic groups

Study: Disparities in California’s infant death rates have increased in certain ethnic groups

While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, according to a new study published in PLOS One.