infant mortality

Rides to Care offers free rides to medical appointments for pregnant Detroiters, and up to a year post-partum. Caretakers of children under a year old are also eligible.

The SOS Maternity program looks to tackle maternal and infant mortality from multiple angles, both medical and structural.

A new free-standing birthing center is expected to open its doors in April of 2024. Led by midwives, Birth Detroit aims to provide a safe and culturally relevant “full care experience from period to period” for expecting families.

The infant mortality rate spiked during the pandemic. This reality is especially true for Black women in Detroit. Today, why this is happening, and what can be done to make a change.

Rebranding the Pure Michigan campaign, concerning infant mortality rates for non-white Michiganders, and alternatives to calling the police when a person is amidst a mental health crisis.

Detroit is looking to reverse trends of infant mortality. How one hospital is looking to address food insecurity for its Oakland and Washtenaw communities. Then, Points North tells a story of the danger of lake ice in winter.

Michigan has achieved its lowest infant mortality rate in the state's recorded history, according to an announcement this week by the Michigan Department…

Today on Stateside, former Michigander Jimmy Aldaoud was deported to Iraq, a country he had never been to, in June. This week, his family says he died…

For every 1,000 Native American babies born in Michigan, more than 14 don’t reach their first birthday. That’s more than triple the infant mortality rate…

Today on Stateside, Republicans in the Michigan Senate want counties to lose some jail funding if they limit law enforcement from cooperating with federal…