Family planning utilization by black and white women: public health social work implications

Black infant mortality is one of the most serious and long-standing public health problems in the United States. This article reports the findings of a study of the family planning records of 1143 residents of a city with one of the highest black infant mortality rates. The importance of increased social work involvement in the federally funded family planning system and specific social work strategies are discussed as methods to reduce black infant mortality.