April 6th, 2023- Columbus, Ohio – Fewer Black babies live to see their first birthdays in Ohio when compared to white babies, the Ohio Department of Health’s most recent report shows. Ohio’s infant mortality rate was 14.2 for Black babies and 5.4 for white babies in 2021, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s most recent report. “The gap in racial outcomes is alarming,” said state Rep. Andrea White, R-Kettering. Racism is the “umbrella reason” why infant mortality rates are higher among Black babies, said CelebrateOne Executive Director Danielle P. Tong.
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