The Latest Breaking News from Infant Mortality

Grim figures show that children in poverty are dying needlessly. We desperately need a government that puts them first, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

But racial and economic disparities contribute to the US’s poor ranking in infant and maternal health internationally

Infant mortality rates in rural counties, especially for Black babies, are poised to get worse

Chhattisgarh's social indicators have improved in recent years, but it still ranks in bottom half of most parameters. In 2019-21, it had an infant mortality rate of 44.3 and ranked 28th. It improved in six of eight parameters, declined in one, and remained unchanged in another. It ranks 23rd in…

Rajasthan improved rankings in some social measures, lagging in others. It improved from 27th to 20th in HDI, 18th to 16th in share of stunted children, and 24th to 17th in Infant Mortality rate. However, it still lags in women empowerment, with 63.5% of female population aged 6+ attending school…

Infant mortality fell by nearly 30% since 1999 but has risen over the last two years.

The entire system needs to embrace both maternal and infant health as one, experts say

Experts say maternal care deserts could be exacerbating the issue

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades

The same study found that the mortality rate for Black infants was more than twice that of white ones. From Truthout.

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