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  UWorlds1 at 05/22/2008 11:00:41 AM
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  uworlds1:
  
  not only black babies matter, everyone matters...but as Blacks we need to recognize the effects our lifestyle has on our bodies. All the drama we inflect on each other is devistating. And for what purpose?
  
  We as Blacks need to start loving each other, and ourselves.
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  BaggyPantsDevil at 05/21/2008 3:27:09 PM
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  You can follow links to the US Department of Health and Human Services to the Center for Disease Control to see the infant mortality rates for more demographic groups. Native Americans have a rate of 8.45 per 1000 live births which is a distant second to the 13.6 per 1000 live births for African Americans.
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  puddles at 05/20/2008 3:24:25 PM
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  why do only black babies and children matter? what about white, asian, latino, native american babies?
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    QueenXandra at 05/20/2008 3:53:48 PM
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    Obviously the article is focused on the disparity in infant mortality...did you not read it? Black babies are more likely to die in their first year of life than other babies in this country. Nowhere does the article say "only black babies matter" so refrain from such ignorant comments please. I am curious about the infant mortality rates among native american babies...I would not be surprised if the rates of death are even higher than those in the black community.