The neonatal mortality rate in the US decreased from 1999 to 2022, with deaths from interstitial emphysema and related conditions showing the steepest decline, yet mortality from slow fetal growth and ...

Over the last two decades, U.S. neonatal mortality has generally declined, though not all leading causes of death followed this trend. There were 283,696 neonatal deaths from perinatal complications, ...

The number of neonatologists in the United States has grown 227% in the last three decades and the number of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds has grown 48%, but those increases appear to have ...

Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said. Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still persist ...

Over the last decade, Ohio policy makers pushed to prevent more infant deaths. The state's infant mortality rate decreased slightly as a result, but the disparity between Black and white infant ...

A decade ago, Hamilton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. But since then, the county has made significant gains. It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to ...

Alabama had fewer babies die before their first birthday in 2024 than in the previous year, but the state’s infant mortality rate remains above the national average. State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...

Michigan’s infant mortality rate reached the lowest point on record in 2023. The state reported 607 infant deaths within their first year of life, compared to 99,178 live births, for a rate of 6.1 ...