infant mortality

Stress, poverty and lack of health care can lead to premature birth. Rates remain stubbornly high in many states.

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Premature Birth Rates Rise Again, But A Few States Are Turning Things Around

3:51pm November 01, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Premature birth rates are heading in the wrong direction after nearly a decade of decline. Some states have started to tackle the problem, while others struggle with stubbornly high rates.

Cooper Calls For 'Action Plan' To Address Infant Mortality

10:34am August 31, 2018

by Neal Charnoff

Governor Roy Cooper wants to tackle North Carolina's infant mortality rate, which is one of the worst in the nation.

Scientists are in the early stages of developing new tests that could predict accurately if a woman is at risk of delivering her baby early.

Scientists Search For Causes Of Preterm Birth And Better Ways To Test For Risk

3:07pm July 22, 2018

by Sara Kiley Watson

Preterm birth, a leading cause of death in infants, remains stubbornly hard to prevent. Researchers are on the hunt for a better understanding of what causes it and better ways to diagnose risk.

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Infant Mortality Rates Rise Forsyth, Guilford Counties

3:33pm October 12, 2017

by Sean Bueter

New statewide data released Wednesday show infant mortality rates rose across the Piedmont Triad in 2016.

New Jersey has been distributing baby boxes — cardboard containers that double as cribs or bassinets — to new parents since January. Maisha Watson is currently living in a motel outside Atlantic City, N.J., with her infant son, Solomon Murphy. With no

As Popularity Of Baby Boxes Grows, Skeptics Say More Testing Is Needed

5:01am June 12, 2017

by Maureen Pao

New mom Maisha Watson uses one of the 20,000 cardboard boxes given out so far in New Jersey. She's glad to have a safe spot for her son to sleep. But some question the boxes' safety and effectiveness.

Keyshla Rivera smiles at her newborn son Jesus as registered nurse Christine Weick demonstrates a baby box before her discharge from Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia in 2016. All mothers who deliver at the hospital receive a box, which functions

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Face-To-Face Sleep Education Plus 'Baby Boxes' Reduces Bed Sharing

5:39pm May 22, 2017

by Maureen Pao

The two-pronged approach to promoting safe sleep led to a 25 percent drop in the risky practice of bed sharing with babies in the first eight days of life, a study found. But more research is needed.

The soft, impermeable and uneven sleep surface of an air mattress can pose a danger to infants.

Inflatable Beds: Dangerous For Infants, Attractive To Cash-Strapped Parents

12:48pm May 12, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Inflatable beds are increasingly popular, and their soft, impermeable surfaces, increase risk of sudden infant death. But they are often the only bed that a family can afford.

The upshot from a study of more than 75,000 low-risk births is that "childbirth in the United States is very safe regardless of where you decide to do it," says Dr. Michael Greene, who directs obstetrics at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Giving Birth Outside A Hospital Is A Little Riskier For The Baby

6:29pm December 30, 2015

by Rob Stein

A big study finds the risk that the baby will die soon after delivery is twice as high if the delivery was planned for home or a birthing center versus the hospital, but such deaths are very rare.

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Forsyth, Guilford See Improvements In Infant Death Rate

2:58pm October 12, 2015

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its most recent infant mortality statistics Monday.

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Empty Baby Strollers a Stark Reminder of Infant Mortality

10:19pm September 18, 2013

by Keri Brown

September is national infant mortality awareness month. Several Triad agencies are holding special events to remember the babies who have died in their communities. On Wednesday, The Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality and other local agencies hosted a “Walk to Remember” in downtown Greensboro.

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