infant mortality
noun
: the number of infants who die each year
The government is trying to reduce infant mortality.
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In October 2019, former Detroit Inspector General Ellen Ha concluded that Make Your Date, a nonprofit that reduces infant mortality, which Duggan's wife, Dr. Sonia Hassan, runs, received preferential treatment before going through a competitive selection process.
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Maternal and infant mortality rates have risen in this context, drawing attention to the implications of current policies.
—Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The South Florida Sun Sentinel earlier this year published Born To Die: Florida’s infant mortality crisis, a series that offered a deeper look into the state’s high infant mortality rate.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Nationwide infant mortality rate rose in 2022 for the first time in two decades, the report says, in line with other studies carried out after Roe v. Wade was struck down.
—Andrew King, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Maternal and infant mortality rates have risen in this context, drawing attention to the implications of current policies.
—Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The South Florida Sun Sentinel earlier this year published Born To Die: Florida’s infant mortality crisis, a series that offered a deeper look into the state’s high infant mortality rate.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Nationwide infant mortality rate rose in 2022 for the first time in two decades, the report says, in line with other studies carried out after Roe v. Wade was struck down.
—Andrew King, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Infant mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infant%20mortality. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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