A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...
However, the organization’s efforts are currently limited by a lack of funding. Safe Sleep NC gets $97,000 annually through a federal block grant for maternal and child health. More money would mean ...
A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney ...
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality across the state. Newly released data show that Mississippi’s infant ...
Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day ...
Saturday marks the end of Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign started by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to raise ...
As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim ...
State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) As Indiana’s maternal and infant ...