Babylost: Racism, Survival, and the Quiet Politics of Infant Mortality, from A to Z

by Monica J. Casper

Book Overview

The U.S. infant mortality rate is among the highest in the industrialized world, and Black babies are far more likely than white babies to die in their first year of life. Maternal mortality rates are also very high. Though the infant mortality rate overall has improved over the past century with public health interventions, racial disparities have not. Racism, poverty, lack of access to health care, and other causes of death have been identified,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978825943
• ISBN13: 9781978825949
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher