The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to addressing the factors that affect child
and adolescent health with a focus on issues that may leave some children more vulnerable …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature documenting racial/ethnic
disparities in quality of care for infants in the NICU setting. DATA SOURCES …

Background Brentuximab vedotin is an anti-CD30 antibody–drug conjugate that has been
approved for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma. Methods We conducted an open …

Importance Low birth weight and preterm birth are associated with adverse consequences
including increased risk of infant mortality and chronic health conditions. Black infants are …

Racism–a system operating at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, and structural
levels–is a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. This …

The United States has poorer child health outcomes than other wealthy nations despite
greater per capita spending on health care for children. To better understand this …

In 1985 to 1986, the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study
enrolled 5115 Black or White participants, including 2788 women, aged 18 to 30 years. Over …

The USA is one of the few countries in the world in which maternal and infant morbidity and
mortality continue to increase, with the greatest disparities observed among non-Hispanic …

OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in care practices over time by race and ethnicity and
whether the decrease in hospital mortality and severe morbidities has benefited infants of …

This study examines patterns of and explanations for racial/ethnic-education disparities in
infant mortality in the United States. Using linked birth and death data (2007–2010), we find …