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Nick Cannon announced on his Fox Network daytime television show that his youngest son, Zen Cannon, passed away on Sunday due to a form of brain cancer.
Zen Cannon was Nick’s with Wild N’ Out model Alyssa Scott. The five-month-old infant died from a condition called hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain.
“I didn’t know how I was going to handle today. But I wanted to grieve with my family.” Cannon said while revealing the news to his audience.
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Nick Cannon’s loss is tragic and I pray for his family and friends as they work through the grief. But it also opens the door for a broader conversation about the high infant mortality rate among black babies.
The CDC defines infant mortality as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.
Some of the leading causes of infant mortality include birth defects, preterm birth, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, as well as complications during pregnancy.
Source: Death Of Nick Cannon’s 5-Month-Old Son Draws Attention To Black Babies’ High Infant Mortality Rate
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