infant mortality

Guilford County’s recent community health assessment confirms what is true across much of the U.S. — race and ethnicity play large roles in determining health outcomes for expectant mothers and their children. 

More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the answer to the crisis in rural obstetric care.

Guilford County officials have approved funds to support a community-based doula program to combat infant mortality.

The March of Dimes has released its latest Report Card on maternal and infant health.

March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.

A new study indicates there may be a link between food insecurity and higher infant mortality rates in North Carolina.

A report by the state of North Carolina says black infants born in the state are more than twice as likely to die than white infants.

Fisher-Price's Rock 'n Play sleeper has been linked to 32 infant deaths. Now the consumer safety agency is considering asking the company to recall the product.

A new report shows North Carolina's infant mortality rate is higher than the national average.