Mississippi has just declared a public health emergency involving an alarming rise in infant mortality rates. Between 2023 and 2024, deaths of children under age one rose to 9.7 per 1,000 live births ...

SUID was the largest single contributor to the Black-White infant mortality gap in 2024 and drove the biggest share of its rise since 2020. After nearly 2 decades of narrowing, the mortality gap ...

This information builds upon a child mortality study by the same group of researchers, published in May 2024, which showed racial and ethnic disparities among youth, ages 1 to 19, were greatest in the ...

In a new study, researchers used data on lead emissions in the air to estimate the effects of air lead concentration on infant mortality. The study found a statistically significant relation between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, on Oct. 8, 2013. (AP ...

After a decade of concerted effort by the Cradle Cincinnati nonprofit and local health care professionals, Hamilton County’s alarmingly high infant mortality rate has finally improved. The credit goes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many babies born with severe birth defects die within the first few days or weeks of life. shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

Families gathered Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at the Ramon V. Quintero Community Center for Metro Health’s 13th Annual Baby ...

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.