While birth outcomes have improved over the past five years, racial disparities still plague local infant mortality rates.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate is “terrible,” says Vox, and it’s at a “crisis level.” The New York Times says “we can stop” rising maternal mortality, which, they also say, is caused by (presumably ...

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ...

Mortality surveillance is an important activity for capturing information on a population’s health. This retrospective surveillance analysis utilizes administrative data sources to describe active ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excess deaths at age 10 to 19 years increased between 2009 (27.5%) to 2019 (35.8%). More than half of the deaths ...

Background: The impact of neonatal mortality continues to be a challenge worldwide. Some of the causes of neonatal deaths include: preterm birth, infections and asphyxia ...