A major new JAMA study reveals that American children are dying at rates up to 80% higher than kids in other wealthy ...

Both in Indiana and nationally, Black infants and pregnant people continue to die at the highest rate. A community ...

Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation.

The health of American children has deteriorated significantly over the past 17 years, according to a comprehensive new study ...

U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to nine deaths for every thousand live births – the first time it’s been in the single digits since recording began. Ohio’s infant mortality rate is among ...

Design We construct a sample of 5.2 million births by pooling retrospective birth histories reported by women in Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 83 low-income and middle-income countries ...

Michigan is recording its lowest infant mortality in history, with a combination of mother-and-baby health initiatives credited for pushing up survival rates. The topic was among those discussed ...

Assam's Maternal Mortality Ratio has decreased significantly from 490 in 2001-03 to 125 in 2020-22. The state's Infant Mortality Rate has also seen notable improvement. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa ...