infant mortality rate

New findings show Alabama’s infant mortality rate has climbed from recent years due to poverty, educational levels and medical access. The Alabama Department of Public Health continues to offer programs that focus on the reduction of the rate.

A statewide, member-led nonprofit organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty is recommending a plan of action for local lawmakers. The 2025 roadmap for change in Alabama from Alabama Arise has expanding Medicaid and ending the state sales tax on groceries as top goals on the legislative agenda.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking the public to help combat infant mortality by joining the #ClearTheCrib #SafeSleepAL challenge. October is SIDS Awareness Month, and the department continues to promote the ABCs of safe sleep: Alone, on their Back, in a Crib.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the United States saw its first jump in infant mortality in twenty years. Alabama is among nineteen states that a report for the CDC says saw its rate of infant death increase significantly

Prattville fire station No. 4 has installed a Safe Haven Baby Box. It’s a protective compartment where a parent can anonymously surrender a new born infant with no questions asked. This addition is the second box to be functioning in Alabama.

A judge ruled that Alabama cannot shut down freestanding birth centers that meet certain standards, siding with midwives and doctors who challenged what they described as Alabama's de facto ban on the facilities.

Alabama is one of the worst states to have a baby. That’s according to the financial website WalletHub.

Alabama’s infant mortality rate has hit a record low. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that the 2018 infant mortality rate was…

Please find enclosed Alabama Public Radio’s entry for best radio documentary, titled “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.” The three member…

State health officials say Alabama’s infant mortality rate is on the rise.The Alabama Department of Public health issued a news release yesterday saying…