/tags/infant-mortality infant mortality en-US Copyright Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:52:00 GMT /2024-11-07/despite-improvements-ohio-still-has-among-the-worst-infant-mortality-rates-in-the-nation Ohio's infant mortality rate has improved slightly in the past decade. But Black babies in the state are dying at a rate more than twice as high as white infants. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:52:00 GMT /2024-11-07/despite-improvements-ohio-still-has-among-the-worst-infant-mortality-rates-in-the-nation Erin Gottsacker /health/2024-07-11/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-drops-national-average In another victory, the county's Black infant mortality rate also achieved single digits for the first time in 2023. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:20:00 GMT /health/2024-07-11/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-drops-national-average Tana Weingartner /health/2024-02-29/mama-certified-launches-to-support-black-families Mama Certified is a program that provides Black families with a meaningful way to assess and compare the maternal-related efforts of local birthing hospitals as well as encourage and support hospitals’ efforts to ensure Black parents-to-be and their babies receive respect and care. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:22:10 GMT /health/2024-02-29/mama-certified-launches-to-support-black-families Tana Weingartner /health/2023-11-21/ky-infant-mortality-rate-lowers-as-national-rate-increases Kentucky’s rate decreased by around 6% in the last year, yet it remained higher than the national average rate. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 22:33:40 GMT /health/2023-11-21/ky-infant-mortality-rate-lowers-as-national-rate-increases Zacharie Lamb /health/2023-06-29/cradle-cincinnati-reducing-racial-disparities-supporting-black-birthing-people Cradle Cincinnati's newly released five-year strategic plan aims to reduce Black infant mortality in Hamilton County. It lays out three goals for supporting birthing people throughout their pregnancies and afterward. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:36:00 GMT /health/2023-06-29/cradle-cincinnati-reducing-racial-disparities-supporting-black-birthing-people Tana Weingartner /health/2023-05-25/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-increased-2022 In 2022, 89 babies died before their first birthday — that's 21 more than in 2021. Thu, 25 May 2023 08:27:00 GMT /health/2023-05-25/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-increased-2022 Tana Weingartner /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, scholars noted that states with the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. also had higher maternal mortality rates. Now, researchers warn, those death rates could get even worse. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths /health/2022-06-16/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-decline-record-low The annual Infant Mortality Rate report from Cradle Cincinnati finds the number of babies dying before their first birthdays continues to decline, setting a new record low in 2021. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:30:00 GMT /health/2022-06-16/hamilton-county-infant-mortality-rate-decline-record-low Tana Weingartner /health/2021-07-21/the-push-to-expand-doula-access-for-ohio-mothers Ohio lawmakers have drafted new legislation that would provide greater access for mothers to doulas during the birthing process. Could this new bill, H.B.… Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:00:05 GMT /health/2021-07-21/the-push-to-expand-doula-access-for-ohio-mothers Michael Monks /local-news/2021-04-19/black-infant-mortality-rate-hits-record-low-in-hamilton-county Hamilton County's infant mortality rate dropped in 2020 to its lowest number since record keeping began in 1968. Cradle Cincinnati reports Black infant… Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:18:05 GMT /local-news/2021-04-19/black-infant-mortality-rate-hits-record-low-in-hamilton-county Tana Weingartner