Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

Finland remains a world-leader in neonatal care, despite the country's falling birth rate and, consequently, a decline in ...

Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows New Hampshire has the lowest infant mortality ...

Men made up 44% of claims for paid family leave to bond with a new child in fiscal year 2024, compared to only 18% in 2005.

More and more dads in California are taking advantage of paid family leave benefits to bond with a new child, according to a ...

Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said. Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still ...

Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, ...

Both in Indiana and nationally, Black infants and pregnant people continue to die at the highest rate. A community ...

Local officials are continuing their efforts to reduce the number of Bartholomew County infants who die before their first ...

A major new JAMA study reveals that American children are dying at rates up to 80% higher than kids in other wealthy ...

Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with alarming maternal and newborn mortality rates, placing it among the most challenged ...