Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

The increased risk of death for African American infants is attributed to a number of preventable factors including, lack of prenatal care, maternal diabetes or obesity, untreated maternal infection and an overall lack of awareness and education.