Index

Introduction

1: Opening Our Eyes

• Knowledge Quiz
• Statistics on Disparities
• Video
• Resources
• References
  

2: Lasting Pain

3: Clergy, in the Mirror

4: About Grief

5: What Families Need

6: What Congregations Can Do

7: Professional Help

8: Lessons Learned

Opening our eyes to the statistics

Approximately 14% of women living in the U.S. in their child bearing years are African American, but 28% of infant deaths occur among the African American community.

Population data: US, 2006. All race categories exclude Hispanics. Source: US Census Bureau, Population estimates based on bridged race categories released by National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2009, from http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats

Infant death data: US, 2003-2005 average. All race categories exclude Hispanics. Percentages will not total 100 percent since missing ethnicity data are not shown. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, period linked birth/infant death data. Retrieved December 8, 2009, from http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats