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

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 ...

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

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

In a major push to reverse Indiana’s high rates of infant and maternal mortality, Indiana University Health announced Monday it has awarded $3.7 million to four community organizations.

He pushed for even more work to keep cell phones out of schools, and remarked on the state’s vision program for kids.

A new Public Health Department report shows non-Hispanic Black infants remain over three times more likely to die before their first birthday than white infants. Mecklenburg County's infant mortality ...

Despite a slew of health-related problems facing Louisianans — like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, reduced access to ...

Bronson Health's Centering Program is giving expecting mothers in Kalamazoo County more time with clinicians, peer support, ...

The State Department of Health would be charged with creating a medical panel to review the state’s high fetal and infant mortality rate while examining deaths of infants up to one year of age.

A PNAS study analyzing US mortality from 1979 to 2023 reveals that life expectancy stagnation reflects both worsening outcomes in post-1950 birth cohorts and a broad mortality deterioration beginning ...

Amber Greene will never forget the nine weeks she spent in the hospital when she gave birth to her twins at 28 weeks pregnant ...