Congresswoman Watson Coleman seeks solution that black infants are 3 times more likely to die than white counterparts [trentonian.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/14/1812:00 PM

TRENTON >> There is an alarming trend that has grabbed the attention of legislators and doctors.

Black babies in New Jersey are dying at a rate of three times greater than their white counterparts.

On Monday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) called an emergency roundtable meeting in Trenton to address the issue.

[For more on this story by David Foster, go to http://www.trentonian.com/gene...n-white-counterparts]

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