Stillbirth/infant death rates up to two times higher among African mothers giving birth here

The perinatal mortality rate improved substantially from 8.3 per 1,000 deaths in 2000 to 5.4 in 2019 overall, the ESRI said

The stillbirth and infant death rate for African-born mothers giving birth in Ireland is between 1.5 and two times higher than for Irish-born mothers, shocking new data from the ESRI shows.

It has also found that the perinatal mortality rate — stillbirths and deaths in the first week of life — for unemployed mothers is up to 2.2 times higher than those in a higher professional group.