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 ...

A decade ago, Hamilton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. But since then, the county has made significant gains. It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to ...

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 ...

The Mississippi Health Department is worried about the state's babies. It declared a public health emergency last month after the infant mortality rate shot up. What's going on? NPR's Katia Riddle ...

Saturday marks the end of Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign started by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to raise ...

Of all the infant deaths in Escambia County's 44 zip codes, 17% come from just one. Here's how health advocates intend to ...

Mecklenburg County sees improvements in infant mortality rates, yet health disparities endanger Black infants.

They are the most vulnerable patients, and their care is being called into question. "Moms and babies are intertwined, if you think about it, in their health care, right? And infant mortality is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Community Action Team and the Vanderburgh County Health Department announced a significant decline in ...

The theme was “Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies,” addressing Mississippi’s high rate and risks of infant mortality.