Syracuse, NY — Syracuse’s Black infant mortality rate has spiked to its highest level in years. From 2022 to 2024, the city’s Black infant mortality rate was 14 deaths per 1,000 births, the worst ...

An innovative new study funded by The Lullaby Trust is being launched, which could have profound implications for preventing the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies and children. The study, which ...

Public health officials in Mississippi recently declared a crisis around infant mortality. Too many babies are dying. Officials are working to help pregnant moms get access to better prenatal care.

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 ...

As more and more evidence links maternity care access to infant death rates, new research reveals a surprising twist: That finding is not equal across racial and ethnic groups, suggesting access alone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly formed group is committed to reducing infant mortality in Escambia County and improving outcomes for mothers and babies.

The state of Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency on an issue that is tragic for many families - infant mortality. The state has some of the highest rates in the nation. NPR's Katia ...