In our first post highlighting how providers can reduce infant mortality, we noted that the infant mortality rate in the United States is 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 births. But when we break it down by demographic groups, the rate for Black infants is nearly double that number at 11.4 deaths per 1,000 births, compared with 4.9 among non-Hispanic white infants. These racial disparities hold for pregnancy outcomes as well: The rate of preterm birth is 14% among Black women, compared with 9% among white women.