Infant Mortality

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Child mortality, Democratic Republic of Congo, Trump Administration, Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, theGrio.com
December 4, 2025
 The number of children projected to die before their 5th birthday is projected to rise from 4.6 million to 4.8…
Infant mortality rate, Maternal mortality rate, Roe v. Wade, Overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive health, theGrio.com
October 24, 2024
Roe v. Wade, which protected abortion rights nationwide, was overturned in June 2022.
February 1, 2024
Mississippi wants to allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes in one of the…
October 20, 2022
The researchers thought women using fertility treatments might see less racial disparity in birth outcomes.
September 29, 2022
Paid leave is essential to ensure that Black women receive maternal health care that is comprehensive and compassionate.
June 11, 2022
With an infant mortality gap that sees Black babies dying at a rate far above the state average, several groups…
October 30, 2021
Felicia Gangloff-Bailey shares her Angel Mother journey after the loss of her daughter: “I am grateful I haven’t lost the…
January 10, 2021
Black newborns are three times as likely to die as white newborns, but the rate is halved when delivered by…
pregnant black woman thegrio.com x when does morning sickness start
April 13, 2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control, Black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to…
May 15, 2017
Life comes at you fast.   I never expected to face some of life’s most challenging moments — all in the course
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Tonya Lewis Lee is an advocate for women's health and infant mortality. Her experience as national spokesperson…
September 16, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.N. says Somali children are more likely to die before they turn 5 than those…
September 1, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Black American babies fare worse than other groups -- over two times more likely than white babies…
June 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The North Manhattan Perinatal Partnership has led an effort that reduced the black infant mortality rate from…
June 3, 2011
VIDEO - The infant 's father says the death was the result of a "miscommunication".
November 9, 2010
Only 12 percent of black fourth-grade boys are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white boys...