A major new JAMA study reveals that American children are dying at rates up to 80% higher than kids in other wealthy ...

Both in Indiana and nationally, Black infants and pregnant people continue to die at the highest rate. A community ...

Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, ...

Studies show that when midwives are fully supported and integrated into maternity care, moms experience fewer complications, ...

U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to nine deaths for every thousand live births – the first time it’s been in the single digits since recording began. Ohio’s infant mortality rate is among ...

Michigan is recording its lowest infant mortality in history, with a combination of mother-and-baby health initiatives credited for pushing up survival rates. The topic was among those discussed ...

"Our Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) was as high as 88 per 1000 live births in 2008. This has also come down from 40 (SRS 2020) to 37 (SRS 2021) and further down to 35 (SRS 2022), almost reducing to ...

MDHHS said that Black infant mortality rates saw a large decrease year-over-year, dropping from 14.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022 to 11.9 deaths per 1,000 births in 2023.

In 2023, the state saw 607 infant deaths, reducing the mortality rate to 6.1 per 1,000 live births, a decrease from 2022's rate of 6.3. Deaths among Black infants reached a record low of 11.9 per ...

Earlier this month, the Indiana Department of Health reported a provisional infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, down from 6.6 in 2023.