Racial and Educational Disparities in Adherence to Safe Sleep Recommendations: Knowledge and Behavior in Kalamazoo

Abstract

Black infant mortality is a pertinent issue in Kalamazoo and highlights structural inequities such as access to healthcare, housing, education, and employment. In Kalamazoo, 3 times as many Black infants die from sleep related deaths as White infants (Michigan Public Health Institute, 2017), with 2012 to 2016 average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000 births (MDHHS).