NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...

For the first time in two decades, the United States saw a rise in the infant mortality rate. According to new data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate reached 5.6 ...

Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers ...

State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) As Indiana’s maternal and infant ...

Mississippi is taking steps to address its high maternal and infant mortality rates. The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) partnered with the Mississippi Public Health ...

As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim ...