The United States infant mortality rate rose by 3% in 2022, the first increase in 20 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, released Thursday, ...

U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with chromosomal or ...

Fewer babies died before their first birthday in Hamilton County last year than in any year in the past quarter century, according to a new report on infant mortality. Cradle Cincinnati, which formed ...

The infant mortality rate was 5.61 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022. Infant mortality rates in the United States increased by 3% in 2022, according to a new federal report published early Thursday ...

A decade ago, Hamilton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. But since then, the county has made significant gains. It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to ...

Alabama had fewer babies die before their first birthday in 2024 than in the previous year, but the state’s infant mortality rate remains above the national average. State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...

Hamilton County was once considered to have the second-worst infant mortality rate in the country. But now the county has made significant progress in improving maternal and infant health outcomes.

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau. Some experts think one reason for the drop could be a vaccination campaign ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - The state of Michigan has recorded its lowest rate of infant mortality in its history. Attendees of the 8th annual Maternal Infant Health Summit gathered today and yesterday to ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency after it "could not wait to take action" in response to rising infant mortality rates throughout the state, according ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency over the rising infant mortality rate in the state. On Thursday, MSDH reported that ...