A tweet from Jostein Hauge with a chart indicating that infant mortality in China was about five times that of the US in 1980 and is now about half.

“In 1980, China’s #infantmortality rate was roughly five times that of the #UnitedStates. Today, it is about half that of the US.” #China open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical | CNN A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births worldwide, a new study found.

Tell EPA and CPSC we need stronger regulations and safer materials to protect babies!

#PrematureBirths #Toxic #InfantMortality

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Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN - Sight Magazine About 4.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, according to new UN estimates, a sign progress was stalling.

Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN @sightmagazine.bsky.social #childmortality #infantmortality #UN #UNICEF #WorldBank #WorldHealthOrganization

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#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #numbersdon'tlie #smil #numbers #infantmortality #mortality #wealth #newborn

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: ‘Catastrophic’ US cuts to global aid will mean 23 million avoidable deaths in 4 years. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. A smaller rectangle in the bottom right, reads: HIV news. 2026. There are various dotted patterns. The colours used in the image are two shades of khaki brown, dark purple, light blue, khaki green, magenta, pink, turquoise, orange, dark green, mustard and white.

US funding cuts set to cause 23 million excess deaths in the poorest countries by 2030:

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New @lancetgh.bsky.social paper predicts that 5.4 million of these will be children under 5.

#HIVsky #IDsky #GlobalHealth #GlobalAid #HIV #InfantMortality #malaria #LMICs #USAID #PEPFAR

All infants, regardless of sex, race or ethnic background, are at risk for Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB) 🩸 This persists until they start eating regular foods, usually at age 4-6 months, and until the normal intestinal bacteria start making Vitamin K.

All babies are born with low levels of Vitamin K.

The injection is recommended within the first 6 hours of life.

Without it, babies are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding.

If they develop severe bleeding, over 20% will not survive it. #InfantMortality

#VitaminK #SavesNewborns

Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya): A comparison of international statistics, concentrating on Social and Moral issues.

Final post on #Libya: From the 1960s to the 1970s, it made substantial improvements to its infant mortality rate (the 3rd most improved in the world in that period).

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#infantmortality

Public Health outlines expansion of Black Infant Health and perinatal equity efforts Public Health presented the Black Infant Health expansion and Perinatal Equity Initiative to the committee, noting persistently higher infant mortality among Black infants in Santa Clara County; staff said they are using doula support, mental‑health services and data analysis to identify patterns and system changes, and the committee received the report.

Santa Clara County is taking bold steps to tackle the alarming disparities in infant mortality rates among Black infants, introducing expanded support services and data-driven initiatives.

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#SantaClaraCounty #CA #CommunitySupport #InfantMortality #CitizenPortal

Chart Week 🦈 📈 Day #5 Silver Linings & The 50 Year Newspaper #economy #poverty #infantmortality #lifeexpectancy

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County officials present AIM strategy: doulas, guaranteed income pilot and community governance to cut Black birth disparities Los Angeles County public-health leaders presented the African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Prevention Initiative (AIM), describing data that show Black infant mortality rates above other groups, a suite of community-led programs including a Medi-Cal doula hub and a guaranteed-income pilot that enrolled 410 women, and plans to scale via "

Los Angeles County is launching a groundbreaking initiative aimed at reducing Black infant and maternal mortality rates through community-led support and innovative programs.

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#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #InfantMortality #CommunityEquity #MaternalHealth

Prince George’s County health leaders urge focused action on maternal disparities, cite $250,000 for Black maternal health County health officials told the Prince George’s County Council sitting as the Board of Health that Black women and infants continue to experience disproportionate adverse outcomes and outlined program expansions, a postpartum hypertensive home‑visit collaborative, plans to hire a county doula and data modernization investments. Officials said $250

Prince George’s County health leaders are taking urgent action to tackle alarming maternal and infant health disparities, with a new $250,000 initiative aimed at supporting Black mothers.

Learn more here

#PrinceCounty #MD #CitizenPortal #HealthDisparities #InfantMortality #MaternalHealth

Kalamazoo County medical examiner reports slight shifts in 2024 deaths, rise in tissue donations Dr. Patrick Hansma of WMED presented the 2024 medical examiner excerpt for Kalamazoo County, reporting a slight decline in total deaths, a small rise in cases reported to the medical examiner, improved tissue and organ referrals, and continued concern about infant and pediatric fatalities. Commissioners pressed for more analysis of racial and socio

Kalamazoo County's 2024 mortality report reveals a slight decline in overall deaths, but rising concerns about infant mortality and a surge in tissue donations highlight urgent public health challenges.

Get the details!

#KalamazooCounty #MI #CitizenPortal #InfantMortality #CivicAccountability

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies The state's Perinatal Quality Collaborative has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding, and cutting infant infection rates.

This is a damn shame. These are the real world consequences of our policy decisions. This is why some don't have faith in our government institutions anymore. #ncpol #infantmortality #nchealth #Medicaid

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🚨 Mississippi has declared infant mortality a public health emergency. The state has the highest and rising infant death rate in the U.S. The solution? Midwives can lead the way!

🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qlohAS

#InfantMortality #BlackMaternalHealth #MidwiferyMatters

Kane County health director flags falling birth rate, racial disparities in infant deaths and rising STI cases; committee asks for dashboards and outreach plans Kane County Health Department Director Michael Isaac presented 2023 vital statistics showing about 5,500 births, an infant mortality rate of 7.1 deaths per 1,000 live births and persistent racial disparities. The committee discussed data dashboards, community programs including Fit for Kids and Walk and Roll to School, and rising sexually‑transmiss

Kane County's alarming drop in birth rates and persistent racial disparities in infant mortality are raising urgent public health concerns.

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#KaneCounty #IL #CitizenPortal #InfantMortality #CommunityOutreach #PublicHealth

✨ This is the kind of pastor we can get behind — seeing a need and meeting it with love. 💝

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#Christianity #Deconstruction #ProgressiveChristian #UnitedMethodist #OhioChurch #LoveYourNeighbor #FaithInAction #InfantMortality #CommunityLove #LittleBottoms #TheSacredSlope

🧪 wow, this is getting complicated

#azithromycin did not ⬇️ #InfantMortality

Designed to test WHO “conditional guidelines… consideration of mass administration of azithromycin to infants 1 to 11 months of age in high-mortality settings”

Extremely well-reported

Beware #SubgroupAnalysis

4/6 🚨 New study from India (1993-2021) shows twins face a 7.5-10x higher risk of death in the early neonatal phase 👶. They account for 7.7% of all under-five deaths despite being a small % of births! #InfantMortality #ChildHealth #PublicHealth

#misinformation and #propaganda causes this. #measles #infantmortality

Mississippi has had to declare a public health emergency due to the concerning increase in the infant mortality rate.

To put it into perspective, Dr Warren explained that this very concern increase in infant mortality rate translates to about 20,000 infant deaths a year.

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What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

MISSISSIPPI: Nearly 10 babies died for every 1,000 live births. For Black babies, it was even higher at 15.2. #infantmortality #Medicaid www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Pennsylvania House Votes to Recognize Childhood Cancer and Infant Mortality Awareness Months The Pennsylvania House passes resolutions designating September 2025 for childhood cancer and infant mortality awareness.

The Pennsylvania House is taking a stand for children’s health by designating September 2025 as Childhood Cancer and Infant Mortality Awareness Months—find out why this matters!

Learn more here

#PA #CitizenPortal #HealthAwareness #InfantMortality #PennsylvaniaChildren #ChildhoodCancer

Infant Mortality Rate Disparity Highlights Racial Gaps in North Carolina Infant mortality rate for Black infants is 2.94 times higher than for White infants.

A shocking disparity in infant mortality rates reveals that Black infants in Forsyth County are nearly three times more likely to die before their first birthday than their White counterparts.

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#ForsythCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #InfantMortality #PublicHealth #RacialDisparities

'It's really scary': Mississippi raises alarm as infant mortality rate rises Officials in Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency after infant mortality rates in the state rose. Doctors and women on the front lines of the crisis discuss the obstacles they face.

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These are the real-world consequences of the current administration’s health policies and the overturning of Roe v. Wade leading to the prosecution of healthcare providers when the provide medically indicated healthcare. #InfantMortality #Healthcare

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"Though the #GOP likes to consider itself pro-family, the maternal and #InfantMortality data across the United States tells a different tale. The policies enacted by Republican state legislatures strongly contribute to the poor maternal and infant #health outcomes in these jurisdictions.

"This […]

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1️⃣ At some point, South Carolina Republican leaders will need to follow in these steps. But in the meantime, we have lawmakers like Rep John McCravy who reject opportunities to do so.

#SouthCarolina #InfantMortality #Healthcare

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Most of that #InfantMortality due to #SSPE was entirely preventable by using the #vaccines against #measles. These death are on #RFKjr & #Trump, who made this nut job secretary of #HHS.