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Infants are dying: Efforts in Jacksonville strive to help moms and reduce mortality, SIDS
The Florida Times-Union· 4 days agoIn Duval County’s long battle against a stubbornly high infant mortality rate, 18-month-old Kenneth...
Organization set to release grant money to fight infant mortality
WCMH Columbus· 3 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio has the eighth-highest infant mortality rate in the country, according...
Louisiana's alarming infant mortality rates spur push for home visits, Medicaid revamp
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 4 days agoWith newborn babies and their moms dying in Louisiana at some of the highest rates in the developed...
Government programs address MI maternal & infant health inequity
The Michigan Daily· 2 days agoThis article was written as part of The Michigan Daily’s investigation into the current state and future of health equity in Michigan. Infant mortality ...
Nashville's health disparities by race and income are wide, but incentives are a solution
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis principle is particularly relevant in Nashville, where the 2018 Nashville Health Equity Report...
We’ve saved 154 million lives. Want to guess how?
Vox· 21 hours agoSince 1974, infant mortality worldwide has plummeted. Vaccines alone, the researchers find, accounted for 40 percent of the decline in infant< ...
Switch to acetaminophen leads to fewer unplanned intubations and improved mortality in the NICU
Medical Xpress· 13 hours agoTo understand the impact of these changes, the authors observed the rate of unplanned intubations...
Investigate what’s behind health gaps
Tribune Chronicle· 6 days agoIn the April 15 edition, The Vindicator editorial board expressed angst regarding the divergence between infant mortality rates and diseases of blacks, ...
US fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century as births dipped in 2023
CNN.com· 1 day agoThe fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows...
Kids Count report: Alabama still 45th in childhood well-being
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlabama ranked 45th overall among U.S. states for childhood well-being, the same rank as the...
