Black babies die suddenly, unexpectedly at 14 times the rate of white babies in Cook County, report says

Sleep-related deaths remain the leading cause of death for Cook County babies

Suffocating while sleeping remains a leading cause of death for Cook County babies, and Black babies are suffering the most, a new report found.County medical examiners and pediatricians at Rush University Medical Center examined 208 cases where infants died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep from 2019 to 2023. Of those babies, 153 were Black, 34 were Hispanic and 19 were white.When the baby’s cause of death was identified, suffocating was…

Black babies die suddenly, unexpectedly at 14 times the rate of white babies in Cook County, report says

Black babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep at a rate 14 times higher than white babies in Cook County between 2019 and 2023 — a startling disparity revealed in a report released Wednesday by county and health officials. “I know what it is like to be a Black woman in America, so when I see data like that, it shakes me to my core,” said Dr. Olusimbo Ige, Chicago Department of Public Health commissioner, during a news conference. “B…

Sleep-related deaths remain the leading cause of death for Cook County babies – Usa news

Suffocating while sleeping remains a leading cause of death for Cook County babies, and Black babies are suffering the most, a new report found. County medical examiners and pediatricians at Rush University Medical Center examined 208 cases where infants died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep from 2019 to 2023. Of those babies, 153 were Black, 34 were Hispanic and 19 were white. When the baby’s cause of death was identified, suffocating w…

Report: Black babies far more likely to die unexpectedly than White ones in Cook County

Black babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep at a rate 14 times higher than White babies in Cook County between 2019 and 2023 — a startling disparity revealed in a report released Wednesday by county and health officials.