The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports that the 2024 infant mortality rate, at 7.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, decreased fro…
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Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) have renewed a push for a bill that Sewell says will i…
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to address high maternal and infant mortality rates plaguing many of the Southern U.…
The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday approved legislation expands prenatal coverage for residents who are eligible for Medicaid coverage.
Alabama has moved out of the bottom three in the national rankings for preterm birth rate, less for improvement within the state than worsenin…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces that the infant mortality rate of 7.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 increased …
Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL-7), Andy Kim (D-NJ-3) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) have introduced a bill that will reportedly improv…
Statistically, a Black baby is almost three times more likely to die in Alabama than a white baby, according to an Alabama Department of Publi…