Premature Births among Black Women

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Abstract
Approximately 245,000 low-birth-weight infants were born in the United States in 1986. These infants account for the majority of deaths in the first year of life, and they have a significantly increased risk of permanent disability.1 Low birth weight is the principal explanation for the fact that the death rate is higher in infancy than at any other time before the age of 65. Furthermore, the social and economic costs of caring for these infants are high, owing to acute perinatal problems as well as long-term sequelae, such as learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation.2 , 3 The potential advantages of . . .

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