Infant Mortality

The Vanderburgh County Health Department hosted their first ever event — featured keynote speaker, former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams

Mortality rates for African Americans are three times higher than average; Former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams keynote speaker

Earlier this year, Aime’e Elliot couldn’t keep any solid foods down while pregnant with son Jacion. So the 28-year-old Indianapolis woman called a…

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box highlighted the state’s decreasing infant mortality rates at this month’s Commission on Improving the…

Gov. Eric Holcomb defended his job performance Tuesday in the first of two gubernatorial debates this year. His challengers, Democrat Dr. Woody Myers and…

Indiana recently announced infant mortality rates are the lowest ever. Some counties like St. Joseph County say it’s too early to note exact changes at…

An annual report card finds more babies are being born prematurely in Indiana. This year’s analysis digs deeper into the relationship between this factor…

Indiana has a higher infant mortality rate than the national average. A summit in Indianapolis focused on moves being made to improve outcomes for infants…

Health leaders are raising awareness about a new initiative to tackle Indiana's high infant and maternal mortality rates. The state launched a public…

A number of measures to address Indiana’s high infant and maternal mortality rates were adopted during the past legislative session. The new laws, which…