Racial disparities, also known as ethnic disparities, have existed in health care for many decades. These disparities include women’s reproductive health and perinatal care. Pregnancy-related mortality rates, or the maternal rate of death due to complications of pregnancy, are higher for mothers who are Black, American Indian and Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders than for white women. About 41 out of every 100,000 Black mothers and about 30 out of 100,000 AIAN mothers die during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, in contrast to only 13 of every 100,000 white mothers. The disparity in maternal mortality rates grows more significant as the women age. For example, the mortality rate for Black women between the ages of 30 and 34 is more than four times higher than the rate for white women, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. Black infants also face birth injuries more often than white infants, according to the CDC.