Black infants suffer higher mortality rates in Mecklenburg County, report shows

While birth outcomes have improved over the past five years, racial disparities still plague local infant mortality rates.

Although Banned, Inclined Infant Sleepers Continue To Cause Fatalities

Inclined infant sleepers are now banned in the U.S., but continue to be responsible for sudden infant deaths. Inclined infant ...
Dominican Today

Dominican Republic reports sharp drop in maternal and infant mortality

The National Health Service (SNS) reported a significant drop in maternal, infant, and neonatal mortality in the public ...
ABC7 San Francisco

CDC report finds infant mortality rate has risen for the 1st time in 2 decades

Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers ...

Safe sleep guidelines urged after multiple infant deaths reported locally

First responders in Anderson County said the most preventable cause of infant death is linked to how babies sleep.
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Report: South Carolina infant mortality rates up by almost 3%

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health released its annual report Thursday about infant mortality across the state in 2023. The report, which is not released until all ...
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State leaders say new year to bring bigger fight to end infant mortality

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Leaders in different arenas around the state are looking to make 2026 the year they fight harder to diminish a tragic statistic staining the state of Mississippi. Four months ...