The nation's infant mortality dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, largely thanks to medical advancements and public health efforts.

Douglas County health leaders have set a goal of making the county the healthiest metro in the Midwest by 2040, according to ...

Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according ...

The rate of infants who died before their first birthday increased 3% nationally and 2% in New York in 2022, the first U.S. increase in 20 years, according to preliminary federal data released ...

There are striking disparities based on demographic factors and the U.S. lags behind some comparable nations.

The infant mortality rate in the United States recently rose for the first time in two decades, according to a provisional report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National ...

Nearly 4 million infants are born in the United States each year. Despite improvements in obstetric and perinatal care, infant mortality in the U.S. is of ongoing concern. The nation ranks No. 23 in ...

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant boys and ...

Healthy Beginnings at Home launched in 2023 at a time when infant mortality was up 3%, the biggest increase in two decades.