ABC News 20/20 Babyland

Description

There are places in America where the unthinkable is happening -- too many babies are dying. In most cities, black babies are dying at three times the rate of white babies. That s what s happening in Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the nation s highest rate of infant mortality. A baby dies there on average every 43 hours. But many people are working to change that startling statistic. ABC News travels to Memphis and follows a black teenage mother-to-be who is mentored by a volunteer from a white suburban church in order to ensure that both mother and baby stay healthy. The surprising relationship between these two women, the poor black mother and the white mentor of comfortable means, becomes the emotional center of the documentary. ABC News reports the medical story of infant mortality -- being born prematurely is the primary reason for infant deaths. She also finds dedicated people in Memphis begging for attention to be paid to infant mortality.
Anchor: Elizabeth Vargas
Airdate: 8/22/2008

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