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Empty infant beds sit gathered in a corner in a quiet maternity ward at rural Madera Community Hospital which closed in January 2023 creating a lack of healthcare services for the blue collar Central Valley agricultural community in Madera, California.

Mississippi’s Infant Mortality Crisis Raises Alarms

by Jennifer Porter Gore August 25, 2025August 26, 2025

The state’s health department has declared a public health emergency due to record-breaking infant death rates.

What to Do About Infant Mortality

by Alexa Spencer November 8, 2023November 8, 2023