Child deaths will rise for 1st time this century
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Cuyahoga County is considering loaning $2 million to complete a birthing center in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, aimed at reducing infant mortality rates.
Infant health advocacy groups want the Trump Administration to guarantee funding for a government program aimed at reducing infant deaths.
The United States again earned a D+ grade for preterm birth, according to the 2025 March of Dimes Report Card.
Child mortality has decreased rapidly over 20 years, though not fast enough to reach the United Nations goal of lessening deaths of children under age 5 by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015, according to U.N. researchers. Given current trends, the child ...