Black Newborns Are 3 Times As Likely to Die from Care of White Doctors: Report

*According to CNN, a new study has found that black newborns in America are 3 times more likely to pass away when looked after by white doctors.

The study was published Monday in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America’ (PNAS).

The study shows data of 1.8 million hospital births in Florida from 1992 to 2015 that was captured and analyzed by researchers from George Mason University.

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TSR Staff: Thembi! @ThembiTV_ _____________________________________ Whew, diversity in the workplace is really essential chile. According to CNN, a new study has found that black newborns in America are 3 times more likely to pass away when looked after by white doctors. _____________________________________ The study was published Monday in the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America’ (PNAS). _____________________________________ The study shows data of 1.8 million hospital births in Florida from 1992 to 2015 that was captured and analyzed by researchers from George Mason University. _____________________________________ The researchers found that the mortality rate for white babies was largely unaffected by the doctor’s race compared to their black counterparts, CNN reports. _____________________________________ “Strikingly, these effects appear to manifest more strongly in more complicated cases, and when hospitals deliver more Black newborns,” the authors of the study wrote. “The findings suggest that Black physicians outperform their White colleagues when caring for Black newborns.” _____________________________________ The authors also touched on racism, without assuming it being the reason of the findings they said—click the link in our bio to read more ?: @gettyimages

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