Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2019
Throughout the month of September, organizations come together to raise awareness about a sad, but very important topic: infant mortality. Infant ...
Healthy babies across the life course: Past reflections and future progress during National Minority Health Month
By Kweli Rashied-Henry, March of Dimes Director of Health Equity
Frederick Douglass once said “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” As a ...
Health disparities in premature birth
In the United States, rates of preterm birth, low birthweight, and infant mortality are higher for black, non-Hispanic infants than for white, non-His ...
Infant mortality. These two words should never go together.
Infancy should mark the beginning of life, not the end. Even though the rates of infant deaths are at an all-time low, far too many babies still die b ...