Morther's obesity a factor in newborn deaths for blacks, not whites, new study reports
Monday, June 9, 2008 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
A study led by the University of South Florida sheds new light on obesity's role in the black-white gap in infant mortality. While maternal obesity appears to have no impact on the early survival of infants born to white women, the situation is different for black women, researchers report in the June 2008 issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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