Ghanaian midwives are trained on ventiliation with a bag and mask through Midwifery Exchange in Ghana in 2019. The purpose of the trips are for local midwives to become “Master Trainers” in the ...

In a significant public health achievement, Uttar Pradesh has recorded a decline in deaths among newborns, infants, and children under five—marking a major step forward in the state’s healthcare ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) -In the state of Mississippi, infant mortality ranks among the highest in the country. Enter “STORK Training” created by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In a ...

Angela Newman-White grapples with a devastating reality: In 2022 alone, 90 babies in Cuyahoga County died before their first birthday, with the mortality rate far higher for Black infants than white ...

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year for the first time in two decades. The rate refers to the number of infants who died before their first birthdays out of every 1,000 live births.

Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

Florence Nakhumicha, 75, demonstrates how her only tool of work functions at her home in Bungoma County. She has been working as a midwife since 1974. [File, Standard] Over the past two decades, Kenya ...

Health care leaders and researchers are exploring why the number of babies who died less than 12 months after birth in Missouri jumped 16% last year. In 2022, a total of 68,985 births and 467 infant ...