About two weeks after a report identified the complications of premature births, especially among African-Americans, as the leading cause of all childhood deaths in Hamilton County, a Tristate health agency has received a grant to work on the problem.

        The Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati has been awarded $10,000 to form a three-year “neighborhood partnership work group” to address concerns about low-birth-weight babies born to African-American women.

        The grant comes from the Foundation for Healthy Communities, the charity arm of the Ohio Hospital Association.

        Premature birth can be related to several factors, experts say, including pregnant women abusing alcohol or other drugs, getting poor nutrition, suffering domestic violence, not seeking prenatal care, and delaying childbearing until their mid-30s and beyond.

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