Causes of fetal and neonatal mortality by race in a selected U.S. population

R. Naeye

American Journal of Public Health, 1979, vol. 69, issue 9, 857-861

Abstract: In a large prospective study (1959-1966), the perinatal mortality rate for U.S. Whites was 34 deaths per 1000 total births, for Blacks 51/1000, for Puerto Ricans 41/1000, and for Orientals 23/1000. A number of disorders were responsible for these differences. Premature rupture of the fetal membranes occurred 92% more often in Blacks than in Whites, marked placental growth retardation 56% more often, amniotic fluid infections 45% more often, and major congenital malformations 15% more often. Most other disorders were less common in Blacks than in Whites. Stratifying the data by selected factors, such as prepregnancy body weight and antenatal medical care, eliminated or greatly reduced almost all of these interracial differences. The only major unexplained differences remaining were an excess of amniotic fluid infections and major congenital malformations in Blacks, and an excess of abruptio placentae and large placental infarcts in Whites.

Date: 1979
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