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Fast Facts: Healthcare – Women and Children
- In 2012, black mothers were three times more likely to deliver a stillborn fetus than white mothers (Buncombe County Report Card).
- From 2008 to 2012, 15.3% of black babies were born with low, or very low, birth weights, compared to 7.3% of white babies born with low or very low birth weights (2014 NC County Health Data Book).
Sources
- Buncombe County Report Card
- 2014 NC County Health Data Book