Disparities persist in infant mortality rates despites overall improvements in Mecklenburg County

Mecklenburg County sees improvements in infant mortality rates, yet health disparities endanger Black infants.
USA Today

States with abortion bans are seeing a rise in infant deaths | The Excerpt

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Infant mortality is rising faster than expected in states with strict abortion limits or bans. Two new studies in the medical journal JAMA reveal how ...
The New York Times

After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects. By Pam Belluck Infant mortality increased along with births in ...
Forbes

Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency Over Infant Mortality

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelica Geter writes about community-centered paths to health equity. Aug 28, 2025, 06:12pm EDT Mississippi high infant mortality ...
MLive

Black babies in Michigan face triple the mortality rate of white infants before first birthday

Every August, for the past 22 years, Alesha Martin-Lane has mourned the loss of her daughter Tayler, who died at just five months old in 2003. Born prematurely with pediatric Graves’ disease—a rare ...
CNN

Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate

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 2024, the ...