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Delaware County report finds rising excess Black infant mortality; maternal health, prematurity cited as leading contributors
Summary
A new perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) analysis presented to the Delaware County Board of Health shows an increase in excess Black infant deaths for 2016–2020 compared with prior periods and identifies maternal health and prematurity as the leading period of risk.
The Delaware County Board of Health on Jan. 23, 2025 received a Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) analysis covering 2016–2020 that found excess Black infant mortality increased compared with earlier five‑year periods.
The PPOR analysis, presented by Victor (senior epidemiologist, Delaware County Health Department), compared three five‑year windows and assigned infant deaths to four periods of risk — maternal health and prematurity, maternal care, newborn care and infant health — to identify where excess deaths between Black and White infants are concentrated.
Victor told the board the county’s most recent PPOR showed the largest contribution to excess Black infant mortality came from the maternal health and prematurity period. "If you look at the Pennsylvania 1 and then the Delaware County is 1…
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