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Racial concordance theory
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==Black/White disparity==
 
==Black/White disparity==
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In the United States, black babies die about twice as often as white babies, leading to speculation that the cause is due somehow to racism. A study in 2020 found that [[black babies]] attended by black doctors had better survival outcomes than when attended by white doctors.  
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In the United States, black babies die about twice as often as white babies, leading to speculation that the cause is due somehow to racism.  
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===Race of doctor==
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A study in 2020 found that [[black babies]] attended by black doctors had better survival outcomes than when attended by white doctors.  
 
*Findings suggest that when Black newborns are cared for by Black physicians, the mortality penalty they suffer, as compared with White infants, is halved.<ref>[https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1913405117 Physician–patient racial concordance and disparities in birthing mortality for newborns], PNAS</ref>
 
*Findings suggest that when Black newborns are cared for by Black physicians, the mortality penalty they suffer, as compared with White infants, is halved.<ref>[https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1913405117 Physician–patient racial concordance and disparities in birthing mortality for newborns], PNAS</ref>
  
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