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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

According to the Mississippi Department of Health, 9.7 infants died for every 1,000 live births in 2024, nearly double the ...

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 ...