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The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades.
Health The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis. The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press November 2, 2023 | 9:00 […]
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Report: Black Bostonians have the highest rates of infant mortality in the city
Health A new report from the Boston Public Health Commission found that the rate of Black infant deaths is more than double the citywide average. A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP, File […]
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