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==Black/White disparity==

==Black/White disparity==

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.  

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.  

===Race of doctor==

===Race of doctor===

A study in 2020 found that [[black babies]] attended by black doctors had better survival outcomes than when attended by white doctors.  

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>