Reductions in child mortality have slowed around the world and even stalled in some places, with communities in sub-Saharan ...

Around 4.9 million ⁠children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, according to United Nations estimates, a sign progress to reduce child mortality rates was stalling even before global ...

Rural and maternal health expert Peiyin Hung has published new research on maternal health outcomes based on the hospital ...

Natalie Martin, a Plano second-grade teacher, died Feb. 15 while giving birth to her first child, leaving her husband, Aaron Martin, to care for their newborn son.

The American Cancer Society estimates that over 55,000 people will die from colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year. Of those ...

Missouri lawmakers are pushing to expand Medicaid coverage for doula services, aiming to combat the state's high maternal and infant mortality rates.

A report released Monday by Mecklenburg County highlights alarming disparities tied to infant mortality rates among babies of different races. Mecklenburg County’s infant mortality report spans 2014 ...

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has disclosed that the state now ranks as the best place in the country for a child to be born and raised into adulthood.AbdulRazaq while citing ...

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...

Infant mortality rates occur at higher rates for Black and Hispanic infants in Mecklenburg County, demonstrating a need for ...

More than 600 Missourians on Medicaid have given birth with help of doula since late 2024, when the program was launched as ...