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

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

A new report from Birth Injury Lawyers Group revealed that Mississippi infants are the most exposed to a largely treatable ...

Arkansas is grappling with high rates of food insecurity and maternal mortality, but experts believe that expanding awareness of the Women, Infants, and Childre ...

"Our Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) was as high as 88 per 1000 live births in 2008. This has also come down from 40 (SRS 2020) to 37 (SRS 2021) and further down to 35 (SRS 2022), almost reducing to ...

A new study in the journal JAMA finds the health of America's children has worsened across several key indicators over the ...

According to the latest data from 2023, the state's infant mortality rate is 6.1 per 1,000 births. That is lower than the previous record of 6.2 set in 2021.

A preliminary report from the Indiana Department of Health showed an infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, down from 6.6 deaths in 2023. (Getty Images) An early review ...

Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health in Arkansas, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for ...

Studies show that when midwives are fully supported and integrated into maternity care, moms experience fewer complications, ...

U.S. children have an almost two times higher risk of death compared to children from other high-income nations, according to a study published July 7 in JAMA.  Researchers analyzed mortality ...