| 单词 | infant mortality |
| 例句 | In harsh conditions where infant mortality is great, a race survival value may be indicated. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The Party claimed that the infant mortality rate was now only a hundred and sixty per thousand, whereas before the Revolution it had been three hundred—and so it went on. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The fly population returned to its former level; so did infant mortality. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z By using seventy community health workers, Zanmi Lasante had vaccinated all the children in the area and greatly reduced local malnutrition and infant mortality. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps the most heartening gain had been in infant mortality. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Even with recent improvements, infant mortality rates continue to be an embarrassment for a nation that spends more on health care than any other country in the world. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But that changed when the federal government ordered the hospitals to be desegregated: within just seven years, the black infant mortality rate had been cut in half. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Despite America's preeminent status among developed nations, we have always struggled with high rates of infant mortality—much higher than in most developed countries. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Adah chimed in: “A little ritual killing, a little infant mortality, just a few of the many healthy natural processes we don’t care to think about.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The criminalization of infant mortality and the persecution of poor women whose children die have taken on new dimensions in twenty-first-century America, as prisons across the country began to bear witness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After decades of decline, black infant mortality began to soar in the 1980s, as did the rate of low-birthweight babies and parent abandonment. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At present neither infant mortality nor the birthrate runs high in the civilized areas of Gethen. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In partnering with Lee, who served as the spokesperson for the Office of Minority Health's infant mortality awareness-raising campaign in 2007, Eiselt's goal was to create moving portraits from these stories. "Aftershock" directors on how the anti-midwife campaign wrought the Black maternal mortality crisis 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Even by medieval infant mortality rates, Edward I and his queen, Eleanor of Castille, were unlucky, losing all but six of their at least 14 children. 10 royal heirs who died before they reigned 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z I mean, the infant mortality rate was very high. The Paleo diet is more than a fad: “The lifestyle captures a certain discontent with modernity” 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Specifically, research has shown that in states that enact more restrictions on abortion, often resulting in shutdowns or defunding of reproductive health clinics, maternal and infant mortality rates are disproportionately higher. Meghan McCain isn’t the champion of pregnant people her book claims she is 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z People without this variant would be apt to develop thick blood, leading to high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, low-birth-weight babies and higher infant mortality. Gene from extinct human species fortifies high-altitude Tibetans 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z It wasn’t Austen’s chosen task to reflect England’s average life expectancy or infant mortality rate, any more than she chose to describe in detail the evils of empire, war or slavery. In Jane Austen’s Pages, Death Has No Dominion 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z There’s nothing natural about Haiti’s bitter poverty and steep infant mortality rate. Review: Mischa Berlinski’s ‘Peacekeeping,’ a Portrait of Haiti 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate at Church-run institutions was significantly higher than in wider Irish society, and it is likely that other unmarked mass graves will be discovered. Relatives seek truth about Irish babies 'discarded like litter' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate in Finland is unprecedentedly low. Nobody puts baby in a cooler! Learning to parent with first-world problems 2014-03-09T00:00:00Z Among the nation’s worst for diabetes, obesity, infant mortality, literacy and the mother of all problems, poverty. The battle for Alabama’s soul 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z He wasn't, of course, the only one to be shocked by high levels of infant mortality and malnutrition. John Boyd Orr by Alasdair Gray 2011-08-12T21:55:16Z “Empirical data on the effect of the maternity package on infant mortality does not exist.” Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Tonya Lewis Lee, in her travels and conversations promoting infant mortality awareness, had also begun hearing stories about people’s sisters, friends and cousins who had died after childbirth. ‘Aftershock’ puts human face to maternal health crisis in US 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Harsh conflict-related economic sanctions, which often cripple hygiene and health-care systems and may precipitate a sharp spike in infant mortality, usually do not find a place in itemizations of military violence. An American century of carnage: Measuring violence in a single superpower world 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Random racist violence and the increased rate of infant mortality are name-checked only. Review: In ‘sandblasted,’ Seizing the Day. Also the Nose. 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z It is understood charities and infant mortality experts had warned ministers those claims could not be substantiated, but ministers have continued to describe the boxes as a “safe sleeping space” for infants. Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Statistically, we live longer, infant mortality is lower, life expectancy is greater. Norman Foster Is Still Looking Upward 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z A selective reduction procedure reduces the number of fetuses, typically down to two, because of the greater risk of infant mortality among multiples. Community rallies to help couple with quads 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Politics, but also the urgency of a 50 percent infant mortality rate, led to the relocation of the Sassi’s 15,000 citizens to nearby modern communities. The 52 Places Traveler: Two Versions of the Slow Life in Central and Southern Italy 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Workers lived in poverty, and gross disparities existed between the poor and well-off in health, nutrition and infant mortality. The best of times 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The Finnish welfare and benefits agency that pioneered the use of baby boxes has challenged claims in Scotland that the temporary cribs can reduce infant mortality. Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The infant mortality rate was among the highest in the world, more than 15 percent. Modern Love: A Gift From Allah ? Modern Love 2012-02-23T22:25:46Z Great swaths of the human population could have access to abundant, relatively healthy food, increasing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality. The Not-So-Dumb Objects That Smartphones Have Led Us to Ignore 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The Mountain State is ranked No. 46 for the highest infant mortality rate and the highest percentage of families living in poverty. Best and worst states to raise a family in 2021: study 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Her 2018 New York Times Magazine cover story about Black maternal mortality and infant mortality helped attract national attention to a deepening crisis. Three days that changed the thinking about Black women’s health 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Overall, there have been declines in infant mortality rates over the past 20 years due to a number of public health and medical advances in the U.S. Why is infant mortality so high in the US? Because our health care system fails mothers, too 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z At the time of Lizzie's birth, infant mortality was sky high . The U.S.’s First Black Female Physician Cared for Patients from Cradle to Grave 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z The report also noted significant increases in infant mortality rates for American indigenous women, White women, women aged 25 to 29, male infants and preterm babies. CDC reports biggest infant mortality rate surge in 20 years 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “It’s definitely concerning, given that it’s going in the opposite direction from what it has been,” said Marie Thoma, a University of Maryland researcher who studies maternal and infant mortality. The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Rates of infant mortality, cancer and other illnesses increased. ‘Oppenheimer’ fanfare likely to fuel record attendance at New Mexico’s Trinity atomic bomb test site 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The drive behind the infant mortality rates appears to be due to a rise in maternal complications, and bacterial sepsis, which is often correlated with issues that come up during pregnancy and around birth. Why is infant mortality so high in the US? Because our health care system fails mothers, too 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z On top of this scarcity of care, Alabama has the third highest rate of maternal mortality and the fifth highest rate of infant mortality in the country. As birthing hospitals close, Alabama's maternity care crisis is a warning for the rest of the nation 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z But its first inhabitants face gaping disparities in employment, infant mortality, and rates of suicide and incarceration. 'My ancestors were invisible. I want to be visible' 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Because the number of babies born in the U.S. varies from year to year, researchers instead calculate rates to better compare infant mortality over time. The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z CLAIM: Japan stopped mandatory childhood vaccinations in 1994, vastly improving the country’s infant mortality rate. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Cumulatively, the results of that study, which the foundation funded, has advanced knowledge about the causes of infant mortality. Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies, contraception 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z They were an attack on Black birthing bodies and the Black providers that are creating solutions and working to lower the high rates of maternal and infant mortality in the state. As birthing hospitals close, Alabama's maternity care crisis is a warning for the rest of the nation 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Evans fears that things like preterm deliveries, infant mortality and low-birthweight babies — a measure in which the county already ranks poorly — are bound to get worse. Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The U.S. infant mortality rate has been worse than other high-income countries, which experts have attributed to poverty, inadequate prenatal care and other possibilities. The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z By contrast, the U.S. has the highest childhood vaccination rate and has “the worst infant mortality rate of the western nations.” NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Dr. Pamela Evans, who helped with deliveries for years and will stay on as a gynecologist, said she fears things like preterm deliveries, infant mortality and low-birthweight babies are bound to get worse. Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z According to the report, the U.S. infant mortality rate has “generally trended downward” since 1995, making 2021 an outlier in the data. CDC: Infant death rate rose in 2021 after 5-year decline 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The consequent toxic dust storms could lower life expectancies, as well as heighten cancer and infant mortality rates, said Moench, citing past instances of lakes drying up across the world. The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z More than 30 states saw at least slight rises in infant mortality rates in 2022, but four states had statistically significant increases — Georgia, Iowa, Missouri and Texas. The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, social media users are sharing an Instagram post claiming that after Japan banned the MMR — or measles, mumps and rubella — vaccine and eliminated mandatory vaccines, the infant mortality rate decreased “as a result.” NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The couple's lawyers have said the case highlights the higher rates of infant mortality for black women. Georgia doctor decapitated baby using 'excessive force' in delivery 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Couples raised many children to adulthood at a time when infant mortality was high. In a Stone Age Community, Women Moved While Men Stayed with Family 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In 2022, preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, first obtained by CNN, showed a 21.6% increase in infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects. 'She was gasping for air.' Abortion fight shifts to women who suffered under strict bans 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z While preterm births lead to rising infant mortality rates, even those who survive can face health problems such as breathing difficulties, problems with feeding, significant developmental delay and more throughout their lives. US preterm birth and maternal mortality rates are alarmingly high 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “The United States has the worst infant mortality rate of the western nations and we v@ccinate the most,” it concludes. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z On average, the authors of the study concluded that breastfeeding was associated with a 33 percent reduction in infant mortality. Breastfeeding linked to 33 percent decline in infant mortality, study finds 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z States with abortion restrictions already had the highest maternal and infant mortality rates. OBGYNs on the difficult decision to leave abortion ban states 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Mississippi also has the worst infant mortality rate, with more than eight babies dying for every 1,000 births. Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z That figure includes infant mortality as well as the accidents, diseases, overdoses, homicides and suicides that end lives too early. Liz Weston: You’ll probably live longer than you think 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z While it’s true that Japan’s infant mortality rate is far lower than the United States’, and that childhood vaccines aren’t required in the Asian nation, there is no connection between the two, experts say. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z We did an analysis and found that the Central District had the second-highest infant mortality rate in the state of Washington. Elmer Dixon’s ‘Die Standing’ is a portrait of a Seattle revolutionary 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z American Indian and Alaskan Natives have the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in Washington state. After deadly spike, WA looks for advocates in pregnancy care 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z To fully understand maternal mortality and infant mortality crises for Black women and babies, the nation must first reckon with the dark history of how gynecology began, said Deirdre Cooper Owens, a historian and author. Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Thus, most people tried to have their newborns baptized immediately after birth, since infant mortality was extremely high. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The reasons for these poor outcomes are unclear, though Oster and Chen conducted a study that found higher infant mortality rates in the U.S. versus Europe were driven by those with a lower socioeconomic status. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Because infant mortality among enslaved people in the Caribbean was rampant, the enslaved population was not self-reproducing, and slaveholders had to buy more people each year to maintain their labor force. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Authors of the study describe it as a call to action to improve the health of Black Americans, whose early deaths are fueled by higher rates of heart disease, cancer, and infant mortality. Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z “Age matters and just overall ZIP code matters. Unfortunately, where people live, where these children are born, is strongly associated with infant mortality. I think we’ll see something similar for maternal outcomes.” Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Even fairly rudimentary improvements in sanitation in the first half of the eighteenth century resulted in lower infant mortality rates and lower disease rates in general. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z And while it’s true that Japan has a lower infant mortality rate than the U.S., public health experts say it is not because of vaccines, which actually reduce death in vaccine-preventable diseases. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The result was that millions were saved from hunger, and infant mortality in developing nations decreased. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Before Erdogan came to power Turkey's infant mortality rate was comparable to pre-war Syria's, and is now similar to Spain's, he wrote. Analysis: In Turkey, an election reckoning for the rise and fall of Erdogan's economy 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Studies show that high levels of income and education generally lead to better birth outcomes, like lower rates of C-sections, preterm births and infant mortality — except when the mother is Black. Unwanted Epidurals, Untreated Pain: Black Women Tell Their Birth Stories 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z By contrast, India has the world’s largest young population, a higher fertility rate, and has seen a consistent decrease in infant mortality. U.N.: By month’s end, India population to be world’s largest 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z In contrast, India has a much younger population, a higher fertility rate, and has seen a decrease in infant mortality over the last three decades. UN: India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Improved sanitation and medical advances reduced infant mortality and increased adults’ life expectancies. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In human-development indicators, the contrast is even sharper, with infant mortality rates much higher in India, life expectancy lower and access to sanitation less prevalent. India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same? 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z They also have the highest rates of prenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms, preterm births, low-birthweight births, infant mortality and maternal mortality. "When will you protect our health?": Black Californians most at risk from oil and gas drilling 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z India has a much younger population, a higher fertility rate and a decrease in infant mortality over the last three decades. When exactly will India surpass China as most populous? 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the country, and some of the highest rates for preterm birth, low birthweight, cesarean section, and maternal death,” they wrote. Column: America's decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the stresses caused by infectious disease and poor diets—the results of low wages and unsanitary living conditions—reduced life expectancy and increased infant mortality rates. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Before the pandemic, overall infant mortality — including diseases, accidents and injuries, and unexplained deaths — had been on a downward trend in the United States. Rise in infant deaths hits Black families hardest, study finds 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Some countries in sub-Saharan Africa have in previous studies recorded high infant mortality rates due to various complications. Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The disparities are even greater when compared to babies born to Asian parents, a group that reports the lowest infant mortality rate in King County. Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z She helped reduce the hospital’s infant mortality rate to the New York City norm. Margaret Heagarty, Champion for Children’s Health in Harlem, Dies at 88 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z However, in the second half of the nineteenth century, life expectancies increased, and infant mortality decreased. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Singh said child marriages were one reason for the state’s high infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. Indian police nab over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z "Child marriage is the primary reason behind child pregnancy, which in turn is responsible for high maternal and infant mortality rates," he said. Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate of 7.8 for Black mothers in King County surpasses the overall rate in Louisiana, which ranked second in the U.S. Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Thanks in part to her efforts and other community programs, the infant mortality rate in Central Harlem dropped dramatically during her tenure. Margaret Heagarty, Champion for Children’s Health in Harlem, Dies at 88 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z For example, in Germany, which began to industrialize in the middle of the nineteenth century, infant mortality rates first increased as the country began to industrialize but then started to decline in the 1870s. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Most of that increase occurred because of reductions in infant mortality. Column: The stupid and dishonest idea of raising the Social Security retirement age is back 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It cited infant mortality conditions arising during the perinatal period between late-term pregnancy complications and the first month after childbirth as the top cause. COVID-19 becomes leading respiratory cause of death among children, teenagers 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z A spatial analysis by The Seattle Times of the 10-year average infant mortality in King County confirms how these disparities are spread. Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality, infant mortality and pre-term birth rates. Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z It's unclear if that means the anti-choice community will begin work on reducing infant mortality and maternal mortality or advocating for services that help babies once they are born. Trump loses key voting bloc: anti-choice voters 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The shortage is hampering the department’s ability to address a wide range of poor health outcomes, from high rates of maternal and infant mortality to severe cases of diabetes that require amputations. Mississippi nursing schools turn away students amid shortage 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Despite local copper and gas wealth in the south, indicators including life expectancy and infant mortality lag those in Lima. Explainer: Peru protests: What is behind the violence? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Neighborhoods with higher rates of infant mortality are more diverse than areas with lower death rates. Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z “It’s so exciting to see ourselves as forever changing,” she says, pointing to recent initiatives to reduce infant mortality and analyze the impact of noise pollution on neighborhoods. El Centro de la Raza at 50: From a forceful occupation to a driving force 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z One area that is particularly troublesome, given the heated debates about abortion, is that the United States has the highest rate of infant mortality in the industrialized world. Opinion | HMOs are part of the problem with health care in the United States 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z It is feared this could worsen widespread issues such as infant mortality in a country where foreign funding for healthcare has now dried up. Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from working for NGOs 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z When it comes to health care, Native Americans have 1.6 times the infant mortality rate of white Americans, and their life expectancy is 5.5 years less than the national average. Pass the Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Mississippi already has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate, highest infant mortality rate and highest pre-term birth rate, and is among the worst states for maternal mortality. Over half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals risk closing 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Officials wrote that much of the public health concern had been focused on infant mortality "in part due to lesser awareness of the magnitude of fetal mortality, its causes, and prevention strategies." Her child was stillborn at 39 weeks. She blames a system that doesn’t always listen to mothers 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Infant mortality rates in Arkansas are highest for babies born to women younger than 20, and the large number of teen births fuels the state's third-highest infant mortality rate in the country. Abortion bans skirt a medical reality: For many teens, childbirth is a dangerous undertaking 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Scientists are making progress on vaccines and treatments for respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., a leading cause of infant mortality globally. Your Wednesday Briefing: Israel Votes, Again 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z It is a leading cause of infant mortality around the globe, and especially dangerous to prematurely born babies. Scientists Are Gaining on R.S.V., a Persistent Threat to Children 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z So that meant they had a lower birth weight, which can be a precursor to losing a baby to infant mortality, but the white babies were the same size. Linda Villarosa lays bare an uncomfortable truth in U.S. health care 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z That number has exceeded infant mortality every year for the last 10 years. Her child was stillborn at 39 weeks. She blames a system that doesn’t always listen to mothers 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate, highest infant mortality rate, highest pre-term birth rate and is in the top decile of states in maternal mortality. Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Experts fear an increase in infant mortality or health complications for mothers or children in a country that already has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Asia. Pregnant women struggle to find care after Pakistan’s floods 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Wards 7 and 8 have the highest levels of infant mortality in the city. D.C. officials unveil first-ever urgent care center in Ward 8 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Formula has been linked to higher infant mortality, more infections in infancy, lower wages in adulthood, higher cancer rates in adulthood, increased risk of obesity, and more. Why is corn syrup in so many American infant formulas? 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Research shows that RSV infection is the most significant cause of hospitalisation in infants and one of the leading global causes of infant mortality. RSV in children: Parents warned over signs of virus 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In which case, she is far less likely to die in the first year of her life given the lower infant mortality rates in south India compared with the rest of the country. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The suicide rate was twice that of the general population, and the infant mortality rate was the highest in the country. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Scientists observed many years ago that the vaccine seems to train the immune system to respond to a variety of infectious diseases, including viruses, bacteria and parasites, and reduces infant mortality. Why a Century-Old Vaccine Could Be the Next Weapon Against Viruses 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z What some people don't realize is that low life expectancy at birth for any population usually reflects very high rates of infant mortality. Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Citizens’ happiness, health measures like infant mortality, and the quality of public services are all better under democracy — not to mention the liberties whose protection is, after all, part of the point of democracy. With Crisis Everywhere, Do Democracies Have an Edge? 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z New Orleans has one of the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in the nation, a problem that public health officials say will probably worsen with the abortion ban. Democratic cities in Republican states seek ways around abortion bans 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z This funding dramatically reduced the rate of infant mortality. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Emelle County, Alabama had illiteracy and infant mortality rates that were among the highest in the nation. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Consider the effect of infant mortality on overall age patterns in two contemporary populations with dramatically different life expectancies at birth. Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since it’s a relationship that’s been known for years, but the states with the harshest restrictions on abortions also have the worst infant mortality rates. Column: Threats to criminalize out-of-state abortions are a scary reminder of 1850s America 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Mississippi, a non-expansion state, has the worst infant mortality rate in the country, at twice the U.S. average. Column: With a noxious family leave proposal, GOP pretends it's still pro-women despite antiabortion laws 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Life expectancy in Angola remains among the world’s lowest, and infant mortality ranks among the highest. José Eduardo dos Santos, who plundered Angola, dies at 79 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Hamlin said she worried about the women of Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation with the highest infant mortality rate. The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan, life expectancy at birth is low, at just over 53 years, and infant mortality is high, at almost 105 deaths for every 1,000 children born. Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z But that’s an artifact of high infant mortality rates in that era, and completely irrelevant to the fiscal health or purpose of Social Security. Column: Why is this foul-mouthed enemy of Social Security receiving a presidential honor? 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z For instance, a project which began in the 1970s in Malur in Karnataka, resulted in reduced infant mortality, a significant increase in the average age of marriage, and the doubling of literacy rates. Avabai Wadia: The lawyer who became India’s family planning pioneer 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among wealthy nations and also ranks poorly on infant mortality, with rates far higher than other major Western nations like France and the U.K. Catholic bishops celebrate a big win: But as they have sowed, so shall they reap 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Friday’s outcome will have cascading effects, he said, including an increase in maternal and infant mortality and poverty. Harrell condemns Roe v. Wade reversal, pledges $250K for abortion care 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z In Singapore, life expectancy at birth is much higher, at over 86 years, and infant mortality is very low – fewer than two infants die for every 1,000 who are born. Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in a tweet Saturday, said Black maternal and infant mortality is a priority for the administration, but did not mention Greene. Virginia Board of Health reprimands health commissioner 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z It is the poorest state in the nation and has the highest rates of both infant mortality and child poverty. US Supreme Court: The woman who could end Roe v Wade 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Mississippi has the country’s highest infant mortality rate, and the baby had been released from the neonatal ward before she began to gain weight. Failed Autopsies, False Arrests: A Risk of Bias in Death Examinations 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The Black infant mortality rate has improved somewhat since then, but the grim statistic drives the work of a team that gathered on March 17, in the agency’s Richmond headquarters. Tension over role of racism in public health strains Va. agency under Youngkin 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Diabetes, H.I.V., high blood pressure and infant mortality all take a higher toll on Black America. Covid and Race 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z He has spent his public health career focused not on abortion, but on pushing for better outcomes in a state plagued by high rates of infant mortality and other poor health statistics. Doctor named in abortion case has nothing to do with lawsuit 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z "We felt what we were doing was going to reduce the number of deaths and infant mortality." Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z “They either haven’t thought through the consequences, or they are OK with the consequences — a higher rate of infant mortality, more women seeking unsafe abortions, more families driven to desperate measures.” Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Mississippi also has the country’s highest infant mortality and child poverty rates. Opinion | These GOP politicians aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-forced birth. 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z In fact, it actually has the opposite policy effect that anti abortion advocates say they want: It can increase abortion rates, unintended pregnancies and infant mortality. Forced pregnancy and childbirth are violence against women — and also terrible health policy 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z “Many of these states did not expand Medicaid. These states have terrible maternal and infant mortality. It’s two separate countries.” Red states are already chipping away at Roe vs. Wade 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The numbers don’t lie when you look at state rankings on maternal morbidity, infant mortality, premature birth, child poverty, birth weight, access to health care, day care, food stamps and housing. Opinion | The GOP roars about abortion. Then they abandon the children. 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The abortion ban legislation includes $1.6 million in recurring funding for prenatal programs aimed at reducing infant mortality and morbidity. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill banning abortion after 15 weeks 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The gains have come as infant mortality became less common and modern medicine treated infectious diseases, cancer and other common causes of premature death. U.S. life expectancy continued to drop in 2021, new analysis shows 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z When it comes to life expectancy and infant mortality, Ireland has experienced greater improvements than Northern Ireland in recent years. 'Urgent action' needed on hospital waiting times in NI and Republic 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Black moms such as Slade were already at higher risk of maternal and infant mortality before the pandemic, due to higher underlying risks, unequal access to health care, and other factors. Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at "warp speed" to help the masses 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z A large study published in April 2019 by the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed the impact of state expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act on infant mortality. Pregnancy-related deaths shot up during pandemic’s first year 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Partners in Health also expanded into Rwanda, where Dr. Farmer helped the government restructure the country’s health system, improving health outcomes in areas like infant mortality and the H.I.V. infection rate. Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Minority women most affected if abortion is banned, limited 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z However, the report found that for some population health measures, including life expectancy and infant mortality, in recent years, Ireland has performed better than Northern Ireland. 'Urgent action' needed on hospital waiting times in NI and Republic 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z They can have a wide range of symptoms, including intellectual disability, heart defects, a shortened life span or a high infant mortality rate. When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Brown and her co-authors concluded that expanding Medicaid did not reduce those death rates overall — but did narrow the differences between White and Black infant mortality. Pregnancy-related deaths shot up during pandemic’s first year 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z In a 2018 analysis, archaeologists showed the remains were mostly just a few days old at most, consistent with typical patterns of high infant mortality in the ancient world, not selective infanticide. Ancient Greeks didn’t kill ‘weak’ babies, new study argues 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Mahera now travels to 12 districts providing front-line care; it's critical work, as Afghanistan has one of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. Afghan women: Secret diaries of changing lives 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z This year, a long-awaited report on these institutions, run mostly by Catholic nuns, found an "appalling level of infant mortality" from various diseases, leading to an apology from the Irish government. BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year? 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet, Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate and one of the highest rates of births to teenage mothers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abortion debate epicenter: Mississippi clinic stays open 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z For decades, researchers have documented the higher maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States compared with other industrialized countries — and how Black women and infants are particularly likely to experience complications and death. Pregnancy-related deaths shot up during pandemic’s first year 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z A government-commissioned report this year found that infant mortality at the institutions was in many years double the national average. Unmarried pregnant women abused in church-run homes in Ireland to get record-breaking compensation 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Bolsa Familia was the subject of thousands of academic studies in Brazil and abroad, which reported significant reductions in poverty, inequality and infant mortality. Brazil swaps acclaimed welfare program for untested stand-in 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z You note that the inequalities between Black and white Americans are well-documented by looking at morbidity and infant mortality and wealth and employment. Jelani Cobb on Black Lives Matter, his new book and race relations in the U.S. 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Historians once posited that, in times of high infant mortality, parents taught themselves not to grow attached to their children. Review: In the apocalyptic Appalachia of 'Trashlands,' survivors scrape by on love and art 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Already one of the world's poorest countries, Afghanistan suffers from high rates of infant mortality and inadequate nutrition, and it is marked by other indicators of poor health. With aid slow to enter Afghanistan, public health facilities are turning many patients away 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The United States ranks nearly last for infant mortality among developed nations, and even before the pandemic, maternal mortality was on the rise. Perspective | Pro-life advocates focused on legal battles. They’re not enough to end abortion. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z These included burial records for women and children, and high infant mortality rates - particularly from the 1920s until the 1940s. Mother-and-baby homes: 'Secrets have been shattered' 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The researchers recommended there should be more investigations into levels of infant mortality among children who were born to mothers in the homes. Mother-and-baby homes panel to announce findings 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Noori said the non-payment of female health workers has undermined service delivery, especially in rural areas, leading to higher rates of maternal and infant mortality. Female Afghan health workers, educators urge release of aid 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Mississippi also has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, as well as the highest infant mortality rate. Women’s March plans return to D.C. to fight for abortion access 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Development aid and training also helped decrease the country’s shockingly high rates of maternal and infant mortality. The Taliban said it would respect women’s rights. Then it abolished the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z According to the World Bank, our infant mortality rate is three times higher than the countries with the lowest rates, and our maternal mortality rate is almost 10 times higher. A prescription for saving democracy: Is public health key to beating back fascism? 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z In a statement, Bezos lauded the centuries-long march of scientific and technological progress as resulting in lower global poverty rates and infant mortality, and increased life expectancies and educational attainment. Bezos pledges to spend $1B on conservation efforts in the Congo, the Andes and the tropical Pacific Ocean 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The summit came to be in part because of the city’s high maternal and infant mortality rates. Children’s National staff to provide pediatric care at new D.C. hospital 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Governments can use death data for all sorts of public health decisions: to identify malnutrition hotspots, address infant mortality, and even prioritize the shipment of vaccines. The struggle to keep track of India’s dead 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The biggest inequality affected Black infants, who had more than twice the white infant mortality rate. The Black Mortality Gap, and a Document Written in 1910 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Pre-pandemic, he pushed for the county to receive more state and federal funding to address health inequities in infant mortality. Montgomery health officer Travis Gayles joining telehealth startup 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The United States ranked last on health-care outcomes among surveyed countries, with the highest infant mortality rate and lowest life expectancy at age 60. U.S. health-care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries, researchers say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Yet citizens of those other countries, thanks to their single-payer systems, enjoy longer life spans and lower rates of infant mortality — two key measures of healthcare efficacy. Column: Our top private health insurer is rolling in cash. And it's reducing coverage 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z And the country trained a surplus of doctors and developed a health system that produces first-world results on indices such as infant mortality — though some of those statistics may be manipulated. Opinion | It’s time for progressives and conservatives to put the Cuba canards aside 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Percentage drop in infant mortality rate since U.S., The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The report by the Chicago Department of Public Health listed chronic disease as the leading factor, followed by homicide, infant mortality, HIV and other infectious diseases, and opioid overdoses. Chicago links Black residents’ lower life expectancy to past and present racism 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Health indicators show enormous progress as well in life expectancy, infant mortality rates and self-reported health status. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Examples of highly effective — and ineffective — art 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z When the scientists festooned the particles with 20 protein spikes from the respiratory syncytial virus, the second-leading cause of infant mortality worldwide, they triggered an impressive immune response in early tests. Artificial Proteins Never Seen in the Natural World Are Becoming New COVID Vaccines and Medicines 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z And fourth, I simply didn’t believe many of the claims supporters were making — explicitly or implicitly — about Obamacare dramatically reducing health-care costs or bankruptcies or infant mortality, or improving life spans. Opinion | Obamacare wasn’t as bad as critics thought it would be. It wasn’t revolutionary, either. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Causes of infant mortality include birth defects, preterm birth, maternal pregnancy complications, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and injuries like suffocation. Infant mortality rate in Detroit drops from 2018 to 2019 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z In that year, the situation prompted Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw to compare infant mortality rates in the city to those in Latvia and Chile. Infant mortality in Birmingham 'not openly discussed' 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Doctors are also reporting that severe malnutrition is causing rates of infant mortality to rise. UN to provide food to Venezuela children amid crisis 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Supporters of more comprehensive legislation see it as a way to help improve the state’s infant mortality rate, which federal statistics show was the country’s 14th worst in 2018 with 525 infant deaths. Editorial Roundup: Indiana 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z They also found that neighborhoods with high rates of eviction also experience high rates of very low birth weight and infant mortality, though they couldn’t prove that evictions cause these health outcomes. EXPLAINER: The law and science behind the CDC’s eviction ban 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Through archival documents and photographs, the exhibition shows how their home visits helped tackle high infant mortality and communicable diseases driven by overcrowding and the low wages that awaited immigrants. The complex, harrowing story of immigrants’ experiences with health care over the past 130 years 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Others show declines in bad things: poverty, infant mortality, famine, state-sponsored torture, capital punishment, war, homicides, lynchings and racist attitudes. A Pep Talk from Steven Pinker 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z As a later commentator observed, Arnold tied the AMA’s actions to “the high cost of medical care, the failure to provide adequate medical care for lower-income families, and even to preventable infant mortality.” Column: Biden could remake American society by reviving antitrust enforcement 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z She cited a 2020 study that found the infant mortality rate among children of Black women in Maine was 1.4 times higher than the same rate for white women in the state. Maine pols eye fixes to racial disparity in prenatal care 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The goal in extending coverage is to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a state with a high infant mortality rate, said Senate Medicaid Committee Chairman Kevin Blackwell, a Republican from DeSoto County. Analysis: Mississippi lawmakers mull Medicaid revisions 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z “To me, the most important thing that Medicaid expansion does is it absolutely improves health outcomes. You get earlier cancer diagnosis. You get lower infant mortality rates. You get earlier diagnosis if diabetes,” Williamson said. Alabama reviewing Medicaid expansion incentives 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z "Studies on minimum wage, for example, show that a minimum wage change can have an effect on infant mortality rates within a year," she said. Are conservative policies shortening American lives? 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States are the highest among developed nations. Perspective | One mother’s #BlackMaternalHealth was made better by having a Black doctor 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z This report found an "appalling level of infant mortality". NI mother-and-baby home report to be published 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The report found an "appalling level of infant mortality". Irish PM apologises over mother and baby homes 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The report said 15% of all children in the homes died from disease and infections like stomach flu, almost double the nationwide infant mortality rate. Irish PM sorry for ‘profound wrong’ of unwed mothers homes 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The report was expected to detail a level of infant mortality far higher than the average in the country at the time and accusations of physical and emotional abuse of women and children. Factbox: Reports into abuses in the Irish Catholic Church 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z One in seven of all children born in the homes died, far above Ireland’s nationwide infant mortality rate. Ireland to apologize for abuses in unwed mothers’ homes 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z “It is the first empirical evidence to describe the impact of the physician’s race on an outcome such as infant mortality,” Hardeman says. Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they’re delivered by Black doctors, researchers say 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z More disturbing is how disparities based on race or ethnicity impact our communities in areas like premature death rates and infant mortality. Editorial Roundup: Nebraska 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate has improved dramatically in the United States over the past century. So we finally made it through 2020. Um … now what? 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z As recently as the 1990s, vaccines for measles were tested on Black and Latino babies without disclosure of an associated high infant mortality rate. Doctors battle Black Miamians’ concern over vaccine 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z The 2019 rate was the third-lowest in more than five decades, the department said, the infant mortality rate over the last three years was the lowest ever. Infant mortality rate rises in Alabama, stays above average 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z Common causes of infant mortality are premature birth, low birth weight, maternal complications and sudden infant death syndrome, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they’re delivered by Black doctors, researchers say 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The Indigenous people have among the country’s lowest life expectancies and infant mortality is high. ‘Free Papua Movement’ Intensifies Amid Escalating Violence 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z The state started with some of the best health indicators in the country, including infant mortality rates comparable to those in many wealthier countries. How a communist physics teacher flattened the COVID-19 curve in southern India 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Academic studies reported high levels of patient satisfaction and reduced infant mortality rates. How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America’s defenses against COVID-19 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Both of these factors are associated with higher infant mortality. Polluted air killing half a million babies a year across globe 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z In work with Jonathan Gruber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I showed that public health insurance lowered infant mortality and improved birth weight. Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Black and Latino Americans have faced higher rates of chronic illness and infant mortality for generations. Opinion | Now the President and Frontline Workers Have Something in Common 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z During this time, India was one of the fastest-growing economies in the world; its infant mortality rate declined by nearly half. Opinion | One nation ‘under God’? More and more Americans don’t think so. 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The true scope of the pandemic in Venezuela, a country that stopped releasing health statistics as basic as infant mortality years ago, is nearly impossible to determine. Venezuela Deploys Security Forces in Coronavirus Crackdown 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The newspaper sought the records gathered during the Detroit Office of Inspector General’s investigation into Duggan’s selection of the Make Your Date organization as a partner in the city’s fight against infant mortality. Detroit officials deny allegations in public records lawsuit 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Investments in pregnant women and infants have been paying off, their success reflected in dramatically falling infant mortality rates in the U.S.—despite rising inequality in income and wealth. Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z There is no science whatsoever to support outlandish claims that vaccines are somehow related to infant mortality, autism or other conditions. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The racial differences in maternal mortality are paralleled in racial differences in infant mortality. What’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Jameta Barlow, a community health psychologist at George Washington University, says that the infant mortality rate is a reflection of how black women and their pain are ignored. Racism in care leads to health disparities, doctors and other experts say as they push for change 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The resolution recognizes several problems San Bernardino County’s Black community faces, including an infant mortality rate more than double the county’s average. San Bernardino County declares racism a 'public health crisis' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z He said that policies like single-payer health care would address higher maternal and infant mortality rates in black communities. Bernie Sanders Predicted Revolution, Just Not This One 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Life expectancy and maternal, childhood and infant mortality there are among the worst in all 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. We were warned what to expect in the pandemic, shows health-care league table 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The racial differences seen in both maternal and infant mortality are driven by the same forces. What’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The petition notes that black people face dramatically worse health disparities in life expectancy, maternal and infant mortality, chronic medical conditions, and outcomes from acute illnesses such as heart attacks and sepsis. Despite coronavirus, these experts support the protests for health reasons 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The evidence of stubbornly high black infant mortality rates is that they don’t. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The First Peoples also suffer higher-than-average rates of infant mortality and poor health, with lower life expectancies. George Floyd, BLM protests take place on 3 continents 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Evidence even suggests that the racism endured by black mothers contributes to the alarmingly high maternal and infant mortality rate. Opinion | Racism is killing black people. It’s sickening them, too. 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Other work shows that expanded Medicaid is associated with a drop in infant mortality rates, echoing findings from earlier Medicaid expansions for pregnant women. What’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z "The reductions in pandemic infant mortality are too large to be attributable solely to new Medicaid recipients, suggesting that the expansion in health insurance coverage mitigated disease transmission among the broader population." As millions lose insurance, states cut Medicaid in response to the coronavirus crisis 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Haiti’s infant mortality rate is twice as high. Haiti, spared a major coronavirus outbreak so far, now a ‘tinderbox’ set to ‘explode’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Britta Cedergren, director of maternal child health for March of Dimes in Alabama, said the funding is critical since Alabama has “some of the highest rates of preterm birth and infant mortality in the nation.” Alabama legislature approves funds to review maternal deaths 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z It also cited 8,100 excess deaths from cancer, 6,200 from infant mortality and 1,850 from diabetes. ‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Coverage and care after delivery aren’t the only ways to reduce maternal and infant mortality. What’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Tennessee is experiencing some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the country. Teaching black women to be doulas to ‘Save Black Lives’ 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z According to the report, “This would effectively reverse the last two to three years of progress in reducing infant mortality within a single year.” UN report: Pandemic turning into a ‘child-rights crisis’ 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Income itself, of course, is strongly associated with poorer health across the income distribution, whether measured by life expectancy, health status or infant mortality. The True Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Villarosa’s 2018 cover story on black maternal and infant mortality was a finalist for the National Magazine Award in public interest. ‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The most recent data come from 2016, when maternal deaths shot up by 65 percent and infant mortality rose by 30 percent in a single year. Childbirth in Venezuela, Where Women’s Deaths Are a State Secret 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z When she looked around, she saw a once-prosperous country where infant mortality was now soaring. Doctor, Refugee. Violinist, Refugee. Model, Refugee. 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “Whenever they talked about his death, it would be followed by several paragraphs about infant mortality in the late 16th century.” Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Having to bury a child must be unlike anything else’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Mississippi’s infant mortality rate is twice that of Massachusetts, and its life expectancy is nearly seven years lower than Hawaii’s. Review | Federalism made the United States possible. Could it now fracture the union? 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The nation’s healthcare system has been crippled by years of economic contraction, political chaos and a humanitarian crisis, with rising infant mortality rates and critical shortages of water and medicine. Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The zoo waited until Monday to announce the births due to the high infant mortality rate in cheetahs — about 25 percent. First cheetah cubs are born from IVF with help from scientists at National Zoo 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The zoo waited until Monday to announce the births due to the high infant mortality rate in cheetahs — about 25%. First cheetah cubs are born from in vitro fertilization 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The authors would explain that infant mortality was commonplace and imply that parents barely reacted when their children died. Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Having to bury a child must be unlike anything else’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths within the first year of life per 1,000 live births. Ohio infant deaths decrease, but racial disparity continues 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate of black babies is twice as high as that of white newborns, according to HHS. Old diseases, other public health threats reemerge in the U.S. 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Life expectancy has been increasing since we cracked infant mortality in the 19th century. The 100-year life: how to prolong a healthy mind 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Life expectancy is 22 percent higher, and infant mortality is 1,000 percent lower — in part because the least religious nations spend 50 percent more per capita on health care. Opinion | William Barr’s America vs. reality in 2020 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Carlos Hernández Acosta, a paediatrician in the state capital, Ciudad Bolívar, said the fact infant mortality rates were no longer falling was in itself a tragedy. 'It's a pain you will never overcome': crisis in Venezuela as babies die of malnutrition 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation to boost access to the federal Women, Infants and Children supplemental food program as a way of fighting maternal and infant mortality rates. Ohio infant deaths decrease, but racial disparity continues 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z For much of Western history, declining birthrates reflected straightforward gains to human welfare: victories over infant mortality, over backbreaking agrarian economies, over confining expectations for young women. Opinion | The Age of Decadence 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z These factors contribute to Dane County’s health outcomes, which show racial disparities in infant mortality, death rate due to stroke and diabetes, low birthweight babies, asthma exacerbation and the prevalence of mental health conditions. Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness celebrates opening 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer of Raleigh on the state’s rate of black infant mortality: Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z How do you handle the emotional toll of reporting on wrenching topics like maternal and infant mortality? How Do You Write Compellingly about Science? 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Doctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation's leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be available to expectant mothers. Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z “But investments in health systems will have a huge rate of return, including on things that aren’t outbreak-related, like better maternal care and less infant mortality.” The disease always gets a head start: how to handle an epidemic 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z The music then turns upbeat, and a narrator touts Bloomberg’s health-care-related accomplishments as New York’s mayor: lowering the number of uninsured and infant mortality rates, increasing life expectancy. Michael Bloomberg’s Radically Conventional Campaign Against Donald Trump 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z State programs and efforts by private organizations have reduced North Carolina’s infant mortality rate to its lowest ever, but the state still has a stubborn problem with high levels of black infant mortality. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Angola, rich in oil and diamonds, is nevertheless impoverished, with one of the world’s highest infant mortality rates and endemic corruption. Africa’s Richest Woman Is Barred From Her Bank and Under Investigation 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont says single-payer health insurance will close disparities like the higher infant mortality rate in black families. The Big Ask of Black Voters: Trust the Government 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z The country is rich in oil and diamonds but hobbled by corruption, with grinding poverty, widespread illiteracy and a high infant mortality rate. How U.S. Firms Helped Africa’s Richest Woman Exploit Her Country’s Wealth 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Polston is Minnesota’s only black-identifying certified professional midwife, and she is trying to change the high infant mortality rates for African American babies through culturally focused care. How we saw America in 2019 – Guardian US's favorite photographs 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z But other key indicators — including infant mortality, heart diseases and several infectious diseases — increasingly affect poor and minority residents more than their affluent neighbors. In a wealthy Md. suburb, overall health gains obscure growing racial inequities 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z There also remains a racial disparity in infant mortality rates. Alabama infant mortality rate hits record low 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Milwaukee “won many awards for being among the safest and healthiest cities in the country,” and “regularly had among the lowest rates of infant mortality and epidemic diseases of any American city”. Socialism is as American as apple pie. Yes, really 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Efforts to reduce Stark County’s high infant mortality rate and combat the area’s opioid epidemic have shown measurable, positive results. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z “We have a real problem with regard to infant mortality. That’s a health issue, too,” he said. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Gayles is also lobbying state and U.S. agencies to reconsider Montgomery’s eligibility for programs targeting infant mortality, such as the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, which awards $400 million per year. In a wealthy Md. suburb, overall health gains obscure growing racial inequities 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z It is one of the leading genetic causes of infant mortality. Gene Therapy Arrives 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The study found that improvements in life expectancy, largely because of lower rates of infant mortality, began to slow in the 1980s, long before the opioid epidemic became a national tragedy. ‘There’s something terribly wrong’: Americans are dying young at alarming rates 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Cleveland has many challenges - inequality, structural racism, infant mortality, shamefully untreated lead poisoning - but it also has a network of people creating innovative projects that are addressing these challenges with significant success. 'Inspirational and moving': The artists and activists changing the face of a US city 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “The American infant mortality crisis is driven by black babies dying. It’s about systemic racism and the lack of power sharing,” said Farmer, 34. Black babies die at twice the rate of white babies in the US. One woman wants to change that 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The first installment in the series will focus on Cleveland, Ohio, and will highlight community-based projects that are offering potential solutions to systemic issues including inequality, structural racism, infant mortality and lead poisoning. 'My duty as a black man': the artist preserving gazebo where police killed Tamir Rice 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Black babies die at twice the rate as white, Asian and Hispanic babies in the US, which suggests the single biggest factor in America’s shameful infant mortality rate is simple racism. US briefing: Sondland to testify, Ilhan Omar and Facebook lobbyists 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “What do they have to do with infant mortality?” she asked. The New Front Line of the Anti-Abortion Movement 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The Florence TimesDaily and Decatur Daily on the disparity between white and black infant mortality rates in Alabama: Alabama editorial roundup 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “Part of the solution to infant mortality is making sure emotional care is part of antenatal care.” Black babies die at twice the rate of white babies in the US. One woman wants to change that 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Yes, for all those trillions of dollars spent annually, we have lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality rates than other developed countries — two key metrics for judging the effectiveness of a nation’s healthcare. Column: His doctors ordered an emergency flight by air ambulance. His insurer won't pay 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The study examined trends in infant mortality under the Affordable Care Act. Opinion | The United States should measure the effectiveness of health policy 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Among urban counties in Florida, Duval unfortunately leads the way in infant mortality rate as well as murder rate. Florida editorial roundup 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Growth matters less than inequality, the authors argued: whether the issue is life expectancy, infant mortality, crime rates, obesity, literacy or recycling, the Scandinavian countries, say, will always win out over, say, the UK. The 100 best books of the 21st century 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z For her, the infant mortality divide is systemic, but the solutions are local. Black babies die at twice the rate of white babies in the US. One woman wants to change that 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Mugabe’s government instituted health and education programs that lowered the infant mortality rate and increased the number of high school and university graduates. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean leader who helped liberate and destroy his country, dies at 95 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He won global acclaim as he preached reconciliation, slashed the country’s infant mortality rate and expanded education. Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe for 37 years from independence to economic ruin, dies at 95 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Here are some examples of infant mortality rates before age 1 in 2018: Florida editorial roundup 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The U.S. maternal and infant mortality rate has been rising, especially for women and babies of color. Illinois gets federal grant to improve maternal health 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Cleveland has many challenges - inequality, structural racism, infant mortality, shamefully untreated lead poisoning - but it also has a network of people creating innovative projects that are addressing these challenges with significant success. Black babies die at twice the rate of white babies in the US. One woman wants to change that 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In 1841, life expectancy in Britain was around 40 for men and 42 for women, and its rise through improvements in infant mortality, sanitation, nutrition and medical care became a symbol of progress. Shortchanged: Why British Life Expectancy Is Falling 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z She added that DC’s high rates of child food insecurity, infant mortality and childhood depression also affected its ranking. 'Going to bed hungry': the harrowing reality of poor children living in DC 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The Florida Times-Union on the state’s higher than average infant mortality rate: Florida editorial roundup 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z In some places, the infant mortality of African-American babies is twice that of white infants. North Carolina editorial roundup 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z “The cause of toxic stress is American racism, and that is the principal social determinant of infant mortality disparity,” added Neal. Black babies die at twice the rate of white babies in the US. One woman wants to change that 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z A study published in 2018 by the North Carolina Medical Journal concluded that families living near hog CAFOs saw higher rates of infant mortality and deaths from anaemia, kidney disease, and tuberculosis. 'It smells like a decomposing body': North Carolina's polluting pig farms 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Because of unwholesome living conditions and insufficient or inadequate medical training and equipment, the infant mortality rate among convicts was notoriously high. 'Is that bum trap missing a flesh-bag?': a guide to Australia’s convict slang 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z In the 20th century’s last two decades, Mexico’s rapidly improving infant mortality and life expectancy yielded a growing population whose median age hovered in the high teens and low 20s. Opinion | People are leaving Guatemala because life is getting better. We can’t respond unless we understand that. 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z She compared medical science’s success in reducing infant mortality rates to veterinarians prolonging the lives “of useless cattle.” Why an Heiress Spent Her Fortune Trying to Keep Immigrants Out 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z We have little to show for it, given our worse outcomes on key measures such as life expectancy and infant mortality. Opinion | A question missing from the health-care debate: Will doctors make less money? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Pinker said he had rebutted the argument, citing research showing that high rates of infant mortality simply caused people to have more children. Jeffrey Epstein, surrounded by scientific luminaries, hoped to seed human race with his DNA 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z The United States spends far more than other countries on health care, despite lagging behind on key health indicators such as life expectancy and infant mortality. Here are the Democrats’ three key disputes about Medicare-for-all 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “The biggest concerns are disease, infant mortality, malnourishment, and poverty.” Family murder suicides in Yemen highlight depths of war-induced mental health crisis 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, all this devotion to a fetus’s rights hasn’t helped the state’s dismal infant mortality rate. For undocumented children, there is no "right to life" 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Sixty percent of Guatemalans are poor, the Bank says, while maternal and infant mortality rates are among the highest in the region. Guatemala seen as ill-prepared to absorb US-bound refugees 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Arkansas and Oklahoma are both among the states with the highest infant mortality rate in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z It is righteous because maternal and infant mortality rates in this country are still unacceptably high. The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z As the Tampa Bay Times’ Justine Griffin recently reported, states that expanded Medicaid saw a 50 percent greater reduction in infant mortality compared with states such as Florida that did not expand Medicaid. Florida editorial roundup 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alabama is the state with the sixth-highest infant mortality rate in the country, actually an improvement over past years. For undocumented children, there is no "right to life" 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z In arguing that laws that limit abortion rights increase maternal and infant mortality, Rep. Beyer cited some alarming data about Texas and asked a witness about the connection between the two. Analysis | No, maternal mortality did not spike in Texas after funding cuts to abortion clinics 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Maternal mortality across the US, especially among black women, is higher than in any other wealthy country, and Alabama has the fourth highest infant mortality rate in the country. How about the ‘pro-life’ lobby get behind these life-positive causes instead? | Hadley Freeman 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z “States with strong anti-abortion laws have higher women mortality rates and infant mortality rates.” Across US, activists protest new wave of abortion bans 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, the late Gov. Lawton Chiles made reducing infant mortality a top priority. Florida editorial roundup 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Nearly all of this longevity gain is because of declines in infant mortality and in death from cardiovascular disease. Is Our Health Care Spending Worth It? 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The state commission on infant mortality identified housing as a key element in improved outcomes, Ohio with one of the country’s worst rates of infants dying before age 1. Editorials from around Ohio 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Improve maternal healthcare In a totally not shocking turn of events, it seems that the most “pro-life” US states have some of the worst rates of maternal and infant mortality in the country. How about the ‘pro-life’ lobby get behind these life-positive causes instead? | Hadley Freeman 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z And what do you know: the same states that are most aggressively outlawing abortion – Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi – have some of the highest infant mortality rates in the country. Alabama's abortion ban shows the chilling effect of Brett Kavanaugh's appointment | Jill Filipovic 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z On the health equity map, we see that infant mortality for babies with black mothers is three times higher than for babies with white mothers. Perspective | The District’s racial and income divide is cutting short the lives of black residents 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Opponents predict the legislation will drive doctors to leave Alabama, which already has some of the highest rates of infant mortality and cervical cancer. Alabama abortion ban: Republican senate passes most restrictive law in US 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z And research shows specifically that access to Medicaid reduces infant mortality, improves children’s graduation rates, and improves health in the long term. The Affordable Care Act and Economic Opportunity 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z This dynamic may explain why middle-class black women face higher rates of infant mortality than low-income white women. Why being pregnant while black can seriously damage your health | Miriam Zoila Pérez 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Alabama’s infant mortality rate is on par with that of Sri Lanka and Albania. Alabama's abortion ban shows the chilling effect of Brett Kavanaugh's appointment | Jill Filipovic 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Opponents decried the law as distracting from high maternal and infant mortality rates. Lawmakers in state team up to focus on black maternal health 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z In several key areas Ohio ranks in the bottom fifth of the states, including overdose deaths, unemployment, foreclosures, infant mortality and hunger. Hold the victory lap Trump, the "strong economy" you're crowing about is dropping around your ankles 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z But outcomes such as life expectancy and infant mortality are worse here. Trump’s gambit to kill Obamacare risks lives and opportunity 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Paid leave reduces infant mortality by up to 10 percent, and women are less likely to experience depression even later in life. Science Should Be More Helpful to New Parents 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The opposition Labour party said the move to leave an innocent child in a refugee camp, where infant mortality rates are high, was morally reprehensible. British government condemned after Islamic State teenager's baby dies 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z As Inequality.org reports, wealth and income inequality impact “everything from life expectancy to infant mortality and obesity.” Survival of the richest: All are equal, except those who aren’t 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z In theory, the laudable goal of human progress is measured by a series of economic and social indicators, such as life-expectancy, infant mortality and education levels. Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “Beyond its big effects on economic prosperity, it also leads to smaller family sizes, lower infant mortality, more stable families and communities, and likely lower levels of disease burdens like H.I.V.” Giant Strides in World Health, but It Could Be So Much Better 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z These could include better maternal nutrition and lower infant mortality, which may have led families to have more children. Rise in size of African families may be tied to less schooling 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Yet our lifespans are shorter and our infant mortality rate is higher than in other developed countries. Soaring healthcare costs: Oh, my aching feet! 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Venezuela once made significant progress in reducing its infant mortality rate, and pledged to do even more. Venezuela’s crisis in 5 charts 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z In 2017, the report said, Venezuela’s health minister released data showing that “maternal mortality increased 65 percent, infant mortality 30 percent, and malaria cases 76 percent.” Analysis: How did Venezuela’s crisis get so bad? 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The air-quality connection might also help explain why studies have also linked recessions to reduced cardiovascular and respiratory problems, as well as infant mortality. How the next recession could save lives 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z And she has been outspoken about the need to reduce the rates of maternal and infant mortality, which are higher in the United States than in almost any other developed country, particularly for black women. Kirsten Gillibrand is a feminist candidate. No wonder she is being attacked | Moira Donegan 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z The result is horrific: hyperinflation, food shortages and rampant hunger, scarce medical supplies, and soaring infant mortality rates. U.S. must take action on Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Life expectancy rose and infant mortality rates fell as high oil prices allowed the country with the world’s greatest crude reserves to hurl resources at public healthcare, the Lancet medical journal noted earlier this year. Venezuela crisis takes deadly toll on buckling health system 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Plus poverty is associated with a high infant mortality rate, which also depresses average life expectancy rates. Mississippi editorial roundup 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z “Maternal and infant mortality has also increased significantly in recent years, by more than 65 percent,” he added. Desperate women fleeing Venezuela sell hair, breast milk, sex to get by 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z We follow Yejide through a phantom pregnancy, infant mortality and a second wife as Adébáyò builds a vivid cast of secondary characters who bear witness and contribute to the disintegration of her marriage. My year of reading African women, by Gary Younge 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate was one of the highest on earth. Toxic Smoke Is Africa’s Quiet Killer. An Entrepreneur Says His Fix Can Make a Fortune 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In November Human Rights Watch warned of Venezuela’s “devastating health crisis”, pointing to increasing rates of maternal and infant mortality and a spike in cases of measles, diphtheria, tuberculosis and malaria. Venezuela crisis takes deadly toll on buckling health system 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Native Americans suffer from higher rates of poverty, unemployment, infant mortality, and low birth weight, as well as lower educational levels and shorter life spans than do whites. The DNA industry and the disappearing Indian 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z About 40% of the burials were of children under the age of 12, reflecting high infant mortality rates of the time. Skeletons found in London archaeology dig reveal noxious environs 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z In August 2017, regulators closed its nursery and delivery rooms, leaving women east of the Anacostia — where the city’s infant mortality rate is highest — without a nearby hospital where they could give birth. D.C. Council approves sweeping changes to campaign finance, bans ‘pay to play’ 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Dothan Eagle on Alabama’s infant mortality rate dropping to a record low: Alabama editorial roundup 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The baby box was not responsible for the change in infant mortality rates; rather, it was education and early health checks. Numbers in the news? Make sure you don’t fall for these 3 statistical tricks 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Expansion is associated with sharp declines in the numbers of uninsured people, lower rates of infant mortality, and higher rates of early cancer detection. The Grassroots Activists Who Got Medicaid on the Ballot in Utah 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Malnutrition and high infant mortality were common features of the homes and a child died nearly every two weeks at the Tuam home between the mid-1920s and 1960s. Tuam babies to be exhumed from grave 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Despite being one of the richest countries on the planet it has some of the highest rates of infant mortality. Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges: Donald Trump “is the product of a failed democracy” 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z He wove that story into a litany of national blights, from the wealth gap between whites and black and escalating college costs for everyone to mass incarcerations and the infant mortality rate. Booker stirs South Carolina Democrats in pre-midterm debut 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The introduction of baby boxes and the decrease in infant mortality rates are related but one didn’t cause the other. Numbers in the news? Make sure you don’t fall for these 3 statistical tricks 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z He offered a long list of problems from the wealth gap between whites and black and escalating college costs to mass incarcerations and the infant mortality rate. Booker makes South Carolina debut amid presidential buzz 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The foundation’s Oklahoma findings ding the state for a high cardiovascular death rate, high infant mortality rate and declining immunization rate among children. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The infant mortality rate in Indiana is one of the 10 worst in the nation, with 7.5 infant deaths reported for every 1,000 births. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The Journal Gazette reports city officials say parental leave helps employees’ families adjust to births or adoptions, boosts family health and helps decrease infant mortality rates. Fort Wayne eyes paid parental leave policy for city workers 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z According to the last statistics released by Venezuela’s Health Ministry, infant mortality, or death of children aged under two, climbed 30 percent to 11,466 cases in 2016 from the year before. Venezuelan hospital encourages 'kangaroo' baby care to spare... 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Health organizations and charities have lowered infant mortality and improved child survival around the globe by targeting communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. Young Cancer Patients in Poor Countries Get a Boost 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Not to mention, money needed to keep us healthy so we can catch up with the rest of the worl when it comes to Life expectancy, infant mortality rate, education etc. On Hurricane Maria Anniversary, Puerto Rico Is Still in Ruins 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Black infant mortality is even higher, with African-American infants in Indiana twice as likely to die in the first 12 months of life than white infants. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z “There’s something bigger here that’s playing into the maternal mortality and low-birth weight and infant mortality rate. We need a citywide discussion.” Community of Hope Conway Health and Resource Center aims to help after 2 maternity ward closures 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z "We suggest that milk and cheese production among Europe's early farmers reduced infant mortality," Dr McClure says, "and helped stimulate demographic shifts that propelled farming communities to expand to northern latitudes." Traces found of 'world's oldest cheese' 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z And study after study has linked longer breastfeeding durations to lower infant mortality rates and lower rates of asthma and obesity. What the US can learn from Canada about how to treat moms 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z As an example of its successes, the SJN details an occasion when a newspaper motivated an entire community to decrease its rate of infant mortality. Google’s newest tool seeks to make our current news hellscape a little more bearable 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Local participants at the listening session weren’t unaware of the distressing numbers, noting some of the state’s highest rates of black infant mortality are found in Fort Wayne. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Khan said Pakistan was in grave danger from the effects of climate change and promised to reduce some of the world’s highest maternal death rates and infant mortality rates. New Pakistan PM Khan calls for austerity; wants bullet-proof cars sold 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Yet in the United States, the maternal mortality rate doubled between 1990 and 2013, and infant mortality rates are rising in England and Wales, due largely to social inequality and cuts to maternity services. Should US mothers be paid for life-saving cord blood or placentas? 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The infant mortality rate is three times higher than that of New York City. LeBron or Not, the Cleveland Cavaliers Get Millions for Arena Renovation 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z As the city gentrifies, some residents face hunger, nutrition deficits and health challenges such as higher infant mortality. These art projects tackle community health issues 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Pakistan’s electricity grid is disintegrated, its infant mortality rate is among the most distressing in Asia, its currency is sliding, and its debt — especially to China — is ballooning. The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Next Leader 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in the concentration of breathable particulate matter is associated with an increase of about 9 percent in infant mortality, an effect consistent over the 15-year study period, the study’s authors say. Africa’s pollution killing thousands of infants, study says 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in the concentration of breathable particulate matter is associated with an increase of about 9 percent in infant mortality, an effect consistent over the 15-year study period, the study’s authors say. Africa’s pollution killing thousands of infants, study says 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Jones said there had been little urgency to the issue of black maternal and infant mortality in the city – unlike the battle against the Aids epidemic in the 1980s when affluent white men were dying. Why are so many of San Francisco's black mothers and babies dying? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z In a nation that fails women and children more than any other wealthy country, as measured by maternal and infant mortality rates, black women and children carry a significantly bigger burden of that loss. Perspective | Why Washington is one of the worst places to be black and pregnant 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Our state has high rates of infant mortality, violent deaths and teen births. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Complications due to preterm birth are among the leading causes of infant mortality in the U.S., and they are among the leading causes of death in children under five globally. This Blood Test Could Predict When Babies Will Arrive Early 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Access to health care under Medicaid reduces infant mortality and low birth weight, and increases high school and college completion of covered children. How welfare reform has hurt America’s poorest children 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z American Indian infant mortality rates fell to a record low last year but remained above the statewide average. Infant mortality rates rise in South Dakota 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z He is all too aware of the vulnerability of Baluchistan, Pakistan’s biggest province: It consistently ranks last in the country on progress markers such as literacy, infant mortality and terrorism. With one new polio case this year, Pakistan not declaring victory yet 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z He is all too aware of the vulnerability of Baluchistan, Pakistan’s biggest province: It consistently ranks last in the country on progress markers like literacy, infant mortality and terrorism. Pakistan Has Just One New Polio Case, but Isn’t Declaring Victory Yet 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z A previous trial in Namibia — smaller and nonrandomized — worked: Adherence to essential birth practices increased to 95 percent from 68 percent, and infant mortality dropped. Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why? 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The evidence, by contrast, was that by almost any measure—life expectancy, infant mortality, caloric intake—things were getting better all the time. The Population Bomb Was a Dud 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Overall, there were 14 percent fewer deaths among children getting the antibiotic; the reduction was strongest in Niger, where infant mortality is highest. Infant Deaths Fall Sharply in Africa With Routine Antibiotics 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Prenatal care, infant mortality, childhood nutrition, preschool education and teachers’ salaries are only some of the parameters that reflect this devaluation. Opinion | We have a lot to learn from striking teachers 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The infant mortality rate is super high in America and we need to start looking at what we are doing to cause that. Giving Babies Antibiotics or Antacids May Increase Allergy Risk 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Yet life expectancy in the United States is the lowest in the group, and infant mortality is the highest. Can Doctors Choose Between Saving Lives and Saving a Fortune? 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Venezuela’s infant mortality rate was higher than in Syria in 2016, according to Health Ministry figures. Venezuelans Die as Maduro Government Refuses Medical Aid 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Southeast suffers from infant mortality rates that are dramatically higher than those in whiter, more affluent parts of the nation’s capital. Hospital in Southeast would be half the size of United Medical Center 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z They’ll also use the findings to craft state and local health programs to address opioid abuse, infant mortality and tobacco addiction. Indiana hospital systems collaborate on health needs survey 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Not to mention infant mortality rate which is third world. Giving Babies Antibiotics or Antacids May Increase Allergy Risk 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z And infant mortality for babies one month to one year old was almost three times higher for nonwhite infants. Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z For instance, for black mothers the maternal mortality and infant mortality rates are nearly double the white rates at all levels of education. Race still trumps class for black Americans | Darrick Hamilton and Jennifer Cohen 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z We have parts of the country with infant mortality worse than Botswana. Opinion | Kris Kobach’s Voting Sham Gets Exposed in Court 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Department of Health about its efforts to monitor and address maternal and infant mortality, and a letter asking about United Medical Center’s protocols for caring for women in high-risk pregnancies. D.C. has a high maternal mortality rate. Lawmakers want to know why. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The result is an increase in infant mortality and mothers deaths during childbirth. A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z You know, education, workforce, addiction, infant mortality, poverty. Text of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z During his tenure, unemployment fell by half, the gross domestic product more than doubled, infant mortality dropped by almost a third and the poverty rate was nearly halved. Can Venezuela Be Saved? 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z One of the reasons Walker decided to propose her bill was because of the high infant mortality rates in her district. Extending postpartum health care could save new mothers 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z But the numbers are troubling, and the same trend holds true for infant mortality rates, according to the analysis of CDC figures. Maternal Health Care Is Disappearing in Rural America 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z In more recent decades, infant mortality has continued to fall sharply. Eight things that were bigger killers in the 1970s 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z This poster suggests if women could vote, then problems including infant mortality, poor schooling and unemployment might more easily be solved for the benefit of everyone. The protest posters of women's outrage 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Indiana’s shameful infant mortality rate, the number of children who die before their first birthdays. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Half of the infant mortality rate is accounted for by neonatal mortality, the loss of an infant within the first 28 days of life, Shyken said. Extending postpartum health care could save new mothers 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The US rate of infant mortality is 6.1 for every 1,000 live births, higher than Slovakia and Hungary, and nearly three times the rate of Japan and Finland. Why does it cost $32,093 just to give birth in America? 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z But progress has slowed since the Millennium, and the UK has worse rates of infant mortality than France, Ireland and Germany. Eight things that were bigger killers in the 1970s 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The decision surprised and upset maternal-health advocates and community activists in Southeast Washington, where infant mortality is more than double the national rate. Public hospital officials privately drafted plan to shut nursery and delivery rooms 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Witches are also convenient explanations for rising infant mortality rates and deaths from malaria, typhoid and cholera. Witch Hunts Today: Abuse of Women, Superstition, and Murder Collide in India 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z In parts of St. Louis County, the infant mortality rate was over 16 deaths per 1,000 live births, according to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services data from 2009-2013. Extending postpartum health care could save new mothers 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Alabama struggles with poverty, high infant mortality, poor health, low tax revenue, below-average educational outcomes, pollution, partisanship and racial tensions. Alabama editorial roundup 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z This correlation exists across the country, as does the gross racial disparity in infant mortality. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The report also noted a small but statistically insignificant decline in infant mortality. Fueled by drug crisis, U.S. life expectancy declines for a second straight year 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z For almost two years, the government did not publish a single epidemiological bulletin tracking statistics like infant mortality. As Venezuela collapses, its children are dying of hunger 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Riley officials say they hope the new center will reduce Indiana’s high infant mortality rate, which is the 10th highest in the country. Riley Hospital for Children set for $142M maternity project 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Among other initiatives, UMMC takes credit for working with city officials to sharply reduce infant mortality by working with expectant mothers. Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z While it isn’t clear exactly what has caused the high infant mortality rate among black Kansans, we can certainly make a few educated guesses. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Meanwhile a separate study by scientists at hospitals in London found that the British city's polluted air was leading to lower birth weights, linked to higher infant mortality and disease later in life. Babies' brains 'damaged by pollution' 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Small government, I believe, has proved to be no match for its social ills, too puny to offer much resistance to rampant inequality, stubborn infant mortality or off-the-charts opioid addiction. Considering the Cost of Lower Taxes 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z That was initial funding for a public-private partnership to develop technology to tackle problems from managing self-driving car traffic to reducing infant mortality. As Silicon Valley Gets ‘Crazy,’ Midwest Beckons Tech Investors 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The infant mortality rate is impacted by a wide range of factors, including tobacco use and substance abuse, obesity, domestic violence, poverty, education, access to pre-conception and prenatal health care and race. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z During that time Healthy Start has helped decrease infant mortality by 35 percent. Florida editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Tanzania has made great strides in lowering infant mortality in recent years, but its rate is still comparatively high. No pain relief, no running water: the perils of childbirth in Tanzania | Leah McLaren 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Its infant mortality rate is among the lowest in the world, about half that of the United States, and just over half that of Britain, Australia, Canada and France. What Makes Singapore’s Health Care So Cheap? 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z “The impetus for this program is the huge disparity in infant mortality between blacks and whites born in this city,” said Stacey Tuck, maternal and child health director at the department. Cities turn to doulas to give black babies a better chance at survival 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Dedicated groups and individuals have long fought to reduce Forsyth County’s infant mortality rate, and forward strides have been made. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Some of the same issues plaguing northwest Jacksonville, such as infant mortality, have been spreading to the Westside. Florida editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z A new study suggests that the availability of cheaper, off-brand cigarettes is associated with an increase in infant mortality. The Fatal Toll of Cheap Cigarettes 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Bill and Melinda Gates are pushing world leaders at the General Assembly to increase efforts on global health with a report card on 18 indicators, including infant mortality, AIDS, vaccine use and smoking rates. Hurricane Maria, St. Louis, Sean Spicer: Your Monday Evening Briefing 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. infant mortality rate among African Americans is more than twice as high as it is for white babies. Cities turn to doulas to give black babies a better chance at survival 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Winston-Salem Journal on infant mortality rate rising for a second year in Forsyth County: North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z In some areas, like infant mortality, he considers the progress made “pretty miraculous.” Bill and Melinda Gates Grade the World’s Health 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The News Journal reports that although there are some slight variations among infant mortality statistics among local agencies, they agree the number of sleep-related infant deaths in Escambia County last year was alarming. Escambia County officials alarmed by infant deaths 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z NEC, which affects 12 percent of babies born weighing less than 3.3 pounds, is one of the leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Neonatal facilities increasingly use donated breast milk to save premature babies 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Gabriela Ammann, director of the By My Side Birth Support Doula Program, which seeks to reduce infant mortality in Brooklyn, helped start the New York program. Cities turn to doulas to give black babies a better chance at survival 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z For the second year running, Forsyth County’s infant mortality rate has risen, breaking a previous long-term trend of falling. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Our infant mortality rate is among the highest in the developed world. Our collective response to the Houston tragedy is proof that capitalism isn't the only way 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z This was largely fueled by a 53 percent decline in the deaths of 15- to 19-year olds, though infant mortality rates also improved substantially. Opinion | D.C.’s report on child fatalities shows progress — and more to be done 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z It’s not clear whether the nation’s low infant mortality rate is due to its baby boxes or broader system of care for new families. Virginia parents to receive free ‘baby boxes,’ part of campaign to promote safe sleep 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The state keeps a list of medically underserved areas, based on the number of providers, the number of elderly residents and infant mortality rates. New Washington State Univ. medical school welcomes 1st class 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Why, with that massive level of spending, is our life-expectancy lower than most other major counties, while our infant mortality rates are higher? Most Americans want universal healthcare. What are we waiting for? | Bernie Sanders 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Baltimore health officials hope she will play a role in helping to reduce the city’s infant mortality rate. Baltimore enlists doulas to help bring down infant mortality rate 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Days after the health minister reported 2016 figures showing skyrocketing maternal mortality, infant mortality and malaria cases, she was fired. Analysis | Venezuela is imploding. These citizens were desperate to escape. 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Consumer Product Safety Commission, and questioning their effectiveness at reducing infant mortality rates. Virginia parents to receive free ‘baby boxes,’ part of campaign to promote safe sleep 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Papua is Indonesia’s poorest province, where 28% of people live below the poverty line and with some of the worst infant mortality and literacy rates in Asia. Poverty and Death in Indonesia's Land of Gold 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Countries with a homogeneous population and universal access to health care tend to do better on infant mortality. Opinion | Finland’s ‘baby box’ alone won’t solve America’s infant mortality problem 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Baltimore is joining New York, Philadelphia and other cities in providing community doula services to at-risk women to help drive down infant mortality. Baltimore enlists doulas to help bring down infant mortality rate 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant mortality in black infants in the United States, and in Alabama, the low birth weight rate for black babies is nearly double the national average. Researcher connects low birth weight, racial identity 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z To prevent infant deaths in Washington D.C., lawmakers are considering an improbable tool that has become synonymous with the record-low infant mortality rate in Finland — a cardboard box. Baby boxes proposed in D.C. as wave of states look to Finland to prevent infant deaths 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The risk was twice as high, even after accounting for differences in education and other health risk factors, as it was for whites born outside states with high infant mortality rates. Stress of poverty, racism raise risk of Alzheimer’s for African Americans, new research suggests 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading causes of infant mortality in the United States include birth defects, preterm birth, maternal complications of pregnancy, and sudden infant death syndrome. Opinion | Finland’s ‘baby box’ alone won’t solve America’s infant mortality problem 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The program targets the six Zip codes in Brooklyn with the highest infant mortality rates. Baltimore enlists doulas to help bring down infant mortality rate 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, black infant mortality in America stopped falling in around 2012. The decline in mortality among black babies has stopped 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Health officials are united in the explanation that preterm birth, delivery before 37 weeks, is the leading cause of infant mortality. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z During the period she focused on, the infant mortality rate of blacks was nearly twice as high as that of whites. Stress of poverty, racism raise risk of Alzheimer’s for African Americans, new research suggests 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The baby box is a unique and tangible aspect of this program, but it would be a mistake to cite this as the sole factor in Finland’s low infant mortality rate. Opinion | Finland’s ‘baby box’ alone won’t solve America’s infant mortality problem 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z In 1976, Nestlé’s marketing of baby formula in developing countries was tied to higher infant mortality rates. How Nestlé Expanded Beyond the Kitchen 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Black mothers are more likely than white ones to be poor, unmarried and very young—three variables strongly associated with higher infant mortality. The decline in mortality among black babies has stopped 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z “No single cause appears solely responsible for the recent increase in black infant mortality, and in many instances, some arbitrariness exists in the single cause that is assigned,” the authors wrote in the study. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z In the other two studies, researchers with Kaiser Permanente and the University of California at San Francisco found a higher degree of dementia risk for people born in states with high rates of infant mortality. Stress of poverty, racism raise risk of Alzheimer’s for African Americans, new research suggests 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The portal also includes infant mortality information for children who died before their first birthday by county of residence and race and ethnicity. Ind. health officials launch site with birth and death data 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z It is no coincidence, for instance, that countries with high numbers of women in politics led the way in achieving many of the millennium development goals, such as reducing maternal and infant mortality. African politics is a man's world – but we women are still blazing a trail | Evelyn Anite 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He thought that the best way to reduce the "excess of infant mortality" in towns was to stop women returning to work until several months after the birth of each child. What the Women of Britain's Early Factories Did About Work-Life Balance 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The current research follows data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May that showed a 15 percent decrease in infant mortality rates nationwide. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z With medicines scarce and malnutrition cases soaring, more than 11,000 babies died last year, sending the infant mortality rate up 30 percent, according to Venezuela’s Health Ministry. Venezuela’s paradox: People are hungry, but farmers can’t feed them 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Other research shows links between the commission’s creation and lower risk of infant mortality, homeownership rates and educational attainment. Defending Cuts, Mulvaney Misleads on Food Stamps and Big Bird 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The enthusiasm for the boxes is largely because they are popular in Finland, where the infant mortality rate — 1.7 deaths per 1,000 live births — is less than one-third that of the United States. Put Your Baby in a Box? Experts Advise Caution 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Its mission includes tackling antimicrobial resistance, confronting the growing problems of obesity and diabetes, and reducing maternal and infant mortality during childbirth. WHO chooses first African to head the global health agency 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z There are about 144 other countries — the majority in Africa — with higher infant mortality rates; Angola with the dubious distinction of 96 deaths per 1,000 live births. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z —The infant mortality rate stayed about the same. Women in their 30s now having more babies than younger moms in U.S. 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The concept of the baby box began in Finland around the 1930s to address a high infant mortality rate. Some Texas medical centers part of baby boxes effort 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z “Our low infant mortality rate is due to free of charge high quality maternal and child health care services and child care guidance.” Put Your Baby in a Box? Experts Advise Caution 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z A deputy state health commissioner said officials couldn’t find evidence of a decrease in infant mortality or the number of abandoned babies in places where the unattended incubators are used. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z By ensuring that babies reach full-term in the womb, it decreases the chance of other causes of infant mortality, the top four being low birth rate, congenital malformations, sudden infant death syndrome and maternal complications. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Restoration Londoners had their share of hardship and grief, thanks to infant mortality, contagious disease, bitterly cold weather and famine, and religious intolerance. Take an entertaining trip back in time with Ian Mortimer’s ‘Guide to Restoration Britain’ 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The American Academy of Pediatrics’ official position on the boxes notes that “there is insufficient data” on the role the product plays in reducing infant mortality. Some Texas medical centers part of baby boxes effort 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z “It’s not plausible that the box is going to address the biggest driver of infant mortality in the U.S., which is preterm birth.” Put Your Baby in a Box? Experts Advise Caution 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z When we read in the paper of the death of a baby because of the problem of infant mortality, we all mourn regardless of party or philosophy. Text of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z On its website, the CDC lists a number of initiatives aimed at improving infant mortality rates. Black infant mortality rates are increasing compared to whites, other racial groups: Study 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Both the birth rate and the infant mortality rate dropped significantly, and the annual rate of population growth began to level off. Egypt goes from bad to worse: Under President Sisi, the nation longs for the good old days of Mubarak 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z It raises the risk of infant mortality and doctors commonly recommend a Cesarean delivery. EXCHANGE: Effingham women can now call the midwife 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z And that if you look at the decline in infant mortality, the thing that's driving it more than anything else is a combination of advancement in medicine, vaccinations, nutrition, hygiene and increased prosperity. Do baby boxes really save lives? - BBC News 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z That will help us unlock the answers to tough challenges like infant mortality and drug addiction. Text of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z This lack of access to care is reflected in statistics, the most sobering of which is Alabama’s ranking as fourth in infant mortality. Alabama editorial roundup 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Our infant mortality rate, a function of available health care, ought to be a national embarrassment. Opinion | Being an American is life-threatening 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Last year, Indiana awarded nearly $13 million to programs aimed at reducing the infant mortality rate. Group considers plans for grant to combat infant mortality 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z When looking at women with a college degree - a marker for relatively high income - infant mortality rates were low and similar to the same groups in Finland and Austria. Do baby boxes really save lives? - BBC News 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Rosling's global statistics on total fertility rate and infant mortality rate do not indicate causality, neither are they necessarily correlated. Population statistics: Does child survival limit family size? : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The long-troubled medical system serves a population with severe afflictions — including a significantly lower life expectancy rate and drastically higher death, infant mortality and disease rates than for white people. Perspective | Staffing, budget shortages put Indian Health Service at ‘high risk’ 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z One reason that cute kid in South Korea is going to live longer than that just-as-cute kid in Kansas City is infant mortality. Opinion | Being an American is life-threatening 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The organization is guaranteed half the money and will get the rest if infant mortality falls in Lake and Porter counties by the end of 2018. Group considers plans for grant to combat infant mortality 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z The promise of lower infant mortality rates is something to aim for. Do baby boxes really save lives? - BBC News 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Problems that drive us into dead last place - in educational achievement, and virtually every quality of life category from infant mortality to obesity. Text of Alabama governor’s State of the State speech 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The popularity of the boxes in the U.S. comes at a time when public health officials are seeking solutions to combat poor infant mortality rates. Will a cardboard box save Missouri’s vulnerable babies? 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z If that’s not enough, smoking is one of the contributing factors in Indiana’s shameful infant mortality rates, the country’s 10th worse. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z But it remains a leading cause of infant mortality, killing about 3,500 U.S. babies a year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Evidence is lacking for smartphone apps that measure babies’ vital signs 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z |
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