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To: JohnM who wrote (18086)	5/9/2006 11:56:57 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543148

:-) As someone trained in the sciences, I have a deep respect for the technical gravitas of the word "squat".

To: JohnM who wrote (18086)	5/9/2006 12:38:14 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543148

another cnn(jeff Green) headline without any in depth research to tells us how the statistics break down. we know the problem is for most part minorities. does it tell us if these woman ever got proper health care while pregnant. it doesn't say health care was not available , i wonder were these women on drugs, alcohol, perhaps never even saw a dr or nurse before having the baby. I expect without proper care of mom and diet the babies have little chance of living.

To: JohnM who wrote (18086)	5/10/2006 3:23:28 AM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543148

There is a real problem, but it is also an example of science thru Press Release. Is there a problem with the newborn death rate in the United States? Yes! But where is the problem? Some serious research needs to be done here to try to figure out what's working and what isn't. One of the major risk factors for infant mortality is low birth weight. For some reason, African American infants suffer from low birth rate at roughly 3 times the rate of the rest of the United States (~3 times the rate of American Indians, ~3 times the rate of Asians, ~3 times the rate of Hispanics and ~3 times the rate of whites). Is it totally a question of access to prenatal care? Not unless you think Hispanics and American Indians have significantly better access to health (or prenatal) care than African Americans (Asians and Hispanics both have greater percentages lacking health insurance than African Americans). mchb.hrsa.gov Is it genetic? Probably not. "Dispelling the Muths: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality and low Birth Weight" scdhec.net "According to Dr. Michael Lu, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and public health at UCLA, researchers have found that even when they control for such varied factors as poverty, housing, employment, medical risk, abuse, social support and so on, 90 percent of the differences in birth weight between black and white moms remains unaccounted for." arc.org