In the United States, Statistical Data for Racial Disparities in Health

question 4

Multiple Choice

In the United States, statistical data for racial disparities in health indicate that:

• A) there is little difference between maternal mortality of black and white mothers.
• B) black babies are more than twice as likely to die in infancy as white babies.
• C) high-quality health care in New York City means lower rates of maternal mortality than
• National averages.
• D) there are higher rates of infant mortality among women of any race who live in the Deep South.
• E) white women die more frequently from complications of pregnancy than women of color.

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