Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a spike in infant deaths, ...

H ealth officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate.

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state.

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality, now at ...

Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over the state infant mortality rate. But ...

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade.

The infant death rate in Mississippi rose to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, more than 60% higher than the national average ...