Black babies die suddenly, unexpectedly at 14 times the rate of white babies in Cook County, report says

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Black babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep at a rate 14 times higher than white babies in Cook County between 2019 and 2023 — a startling disparity revealed in a report released Wednesday by county and health officials.
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