infant mortality

Cradle Cincinnati's newly released five-year strategic plan aims to reduce Black infant mortality in Hamilton County. It lays out three goals for supporting birthing people throughout their pregnancies and afterward.

In 2022, 89 babies died before their first birthday — that's 21 more than in 2021.

Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, scholars noted that states with the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. also had higher maternal mortality rates. Now, researchers warn, those death rates could get even worse.

The annual Infant Mortality Rate report from Cradle Cincinnati finds the number of babies dying before their first birthdays continues to decline, setting a new record low in 2021.

Ohio lawmakers have drafted new legislation that would provide greater access for mothers to doulas during the birthing process. Could this new bill, H.B.…

Hamilton County's infant mortality rate dropped in 2020 to its lowest number since record keeping began in 1968. Cradle Cincinnati reports Black infant…

Indiana's infant mortality rate is declining but remains higher than the national average. Students at Earlham College in Richmond are working on a…

Nationwide, Black newborns are three times more likely to die than white babies. It's a startling fact in a nation that already has a high infant…

Ohio’s three major cities have concerted efforts to reduce infant mortality—but some are seeing better results in addressing long-standing racial...

The number of babies in Hamilton County dying before their first birthdays remained relatively the same in 2019, however there was a 24% decrease in the…