Health disparities persist for Black mothers in Delaware despite improved health care access

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Despite improved access to health care in recent years, Delaware continues to face troubling disparities in health outcomes among different racial and ethnic groups, with particular challenges in Black maternal health and infant mortality rates. As Black Maternal Health Week wraps up, advocates are hoping to draw attention to those disparities. The Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium gathered a group in Wilmington this week to address critical issues affecting mothers and babies before, during and after pregnancy, as well as throughout the child’s life. Hundreds of Delawareans, including community members, legislators and health care leaders, attended the summit to seek statistics and solutions addressing Black paternal health. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY News) Priscilla Mpasi, DHMIC chair and pediatrician, noted at this week’s 18th annual summit that despite an overall reduction in infant mortality in the state, rates are still high for certain groups. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor “Delaware has really made strides in infant mortality first… What’s really critical is that when looking at deaths by race or ethnicity, we’re still seeing disparities where...