Barbara is 40 years old and expecting her 4^thchild. Her doctors have advised her that, due to her age, she is at high risk for possible fetal death. Barbara conducts research on the internet. She finds statistics for fetal deaths from 2002-2011 based on age and race. She notes that African American Non-Hispanic group in all age groups consistently had the highest rate of fetal deaths. The statistics also show that starting in the age group 30-34 years, the rate of infant mortality increased slightly among all races.

1. What other factors other than age and race might account for an increase in infant mortality?
2. What further research might you conduct?
3. What measures would you take based on the information found?