Infant mortality in Tennessee remains persistently higher than national average

Tennessee’s infant mortality rate has dipped since 2019 but remains significantly and persistently higher than the national ...
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Alabama lowers infant mortality, but rate still above national average amid racial disparity

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

Officials say data from the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) indicate there are fewer babies dying. IDOH says according to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mississippi issues public health emergency over infant mortality rate

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...
Daily Journal

Committee scrutinizes maternal, infant mortality rates

State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) As Indiana’s maternal and infant ...
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Report: Tennessee has worst score in US for maternal mortality, among worst for infant mortality

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...
Time

For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise

For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years. The new estimate comes from models created by the ...
News Medical

Infant mortality rate rises sharply when mothers experience pregnancy-associated death

A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Jill Miller gave up desk job for nonprofit making 'real difference' in peoples' lives

Jill Miller is the president and CEO of Bethesda Inc., which created the bi3 grantmaking fund. Since 2010, bi3 has awarded over $110 million to health initiatives in Greater Cincinnati. The fund ...
KEYT

Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate

(CNN) — The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in ...
Washington Examiner

Mississippi health officials declare public health emergency over infant mortality rate

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 9.7 infant deaths per 1 ...