For all measures of infant health the average rate of minority deaths or low birthweights is at least twice as high as that of white babies. The largest disparity occurs with infant mortality, on average mortality for a minority infant is three times more likely than for a white infant.
Source: Fetal Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality Rate, and Percent Low Birthweight NC Selected Vital Statistics Volume 1 (2000 - 2009), State Center for Health Statistics, NC Department of Health and Human Services.