The rise in the rate of infant mortality has caused the Mississippi State Department of Health to declare a public health ...

The first-time dad’s commitment started months earlier. Burton attended every medical appointment and took classes with Dads ...

Data released this week shows infant mortality rates in Kalamazoo County between 2022 and 2024 were the lowest in the state ...

Kalamazoo County also achieved significant gains, becoming among the lowest in the state for overall infant mortality rate, 2022 to 2024 data shows. Cradle Kalamazoo was formed in 2014 with a mission ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo County is now one of the safest places in Michigan to give birth, for all babies. The county has ...

Knox County saw a significant decrease in its infant mortality rate, according to the newest Infant Mortality Annual Report released by the Tennessee Department of Health.

After her maternal mortality bill died, Sen. Kamesha Mumford is requesting $20 million for a program she says would help new mothers.

For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 9.7 infant deaths per 1 ...

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A public health emergency has been declared to mobilize resources, care, and ...

A nation’s ability to prevent mothers, and their infants from dying is a barometer of its commitment to the health and well-being of all women, children, and families. Access to high-quality health ...