/tags/premature-babies premature babies en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Aug 2014 06:30:05 GMT /health/2014-08-04/startstrong-is-a-local-effort-to-reduce-hamilton-countys-infant-mortality-rate The infant mortality rate in Hamilton County is 60% above the national average. StartStong is a collaborative effort launched here this spring designed to… Mon, 04 Aug 2014 06:30:05 GMT /health/2014-08-04/startstrong-is-a-local-effort-to-reduce-hamilton-countys-infant-mortality-rate /local-news/2014-05-19/zeroing-in-on-the-causes-of-premature-birth With the opening of The NICU Family Support Program at UC Medical Center, The March of Dimes, UC and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have… Mon, 19 May 2014 20:38:17 GMT /local-news/2014-05-19/zeroing-in-on-the-causes-of-premature-birth Ann Thompson /local-news/2014-03-12/avondale-targeted-as-first-site-to-improve-low-birth-rates The launch of the StartStong initiative is the pilot for what may become a national model to lower pre-mature birthrates.StartStrong is a geographically… Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2014-03-12/avondale-targeted-as-first-site-to-improve-low-birth-rates Megan Thobe /health/2013-06-13/collaborative-aims-to-reduce-infant-mortality-rates Area health agencies and hospitals are joining county and city leaders to launch a collaborative tasked with reducing the rate at which babies die before… Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:41:40 GMT /health/2013-06-13/collaborative-aims-to-reduce-infant-mortality-rates Tana Weingartner