Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the ...

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state ...

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency due to a soaring infant mortality rate, the worst in the nation at 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. Disparities are stark, with Black infants ...

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials ...

While this emergency is focused on Mississippi, experts warn it’s also a warning sign for families across the country. The ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health on Thursday declared a public health emergency in response to a rising infant ...

Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public health emergency after reporting the state’s highest infant death rate ...

Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade.

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state.

The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency on Thursday, Aug. 21, in response to rising ...

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A ...