Mental health services are “struggling to keep pace and meet the individual needs of children and young people”, leading ...

A $25-million grant to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles aims to provide mental health services to babies and their families. All children from birth to age 3 who receive care at the hospital will be ...

Indiana's infant mortality rate reached a record low of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. Despite the record low, Indiana's rate still exceeds the national average, and budget cuts to maternal ...

To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. The results ...

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a heartbreaking truth: babies in the state are dying before their first birthdays at nearly twice the national average. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality ...

According to a report by the March of Dimes, scores in Kansas improved overall. But people of color still face the biggest disparities, like higher preterm birth rates and disproportionate infant ...

Maternal and infant death rates in Montgomery County remain high compared to state and national averages, and a local program that’s geared toward preventing infant deaths and supporting the wellness ...

The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the ...

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the highest it’s been in a decade. Data from 2024 show that for every 1,000 ...