Infant mortality Stories
Stress early on in life can mean preterm birth, and health complications for your baby in the future.
Women who have given birth to a stillborn child have a four times increased risk of doing so again compared to mothers whose first birth was live.
A new study examines the link between infants living in altitudes above 8,000 feet and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
The results of a new study call in to question the point of viability, suggesting premature babies can exist outside the womb as early as 22 weeks.
A skull fracture leaves behind a highly distinctive signature, forensic scientists say, much like fingers leave behind their unique ‘print.’
Norway takes the top spot for this year's Mothers' Index, which ranks the best and worst countries for moms and their children.
Seth Casteel uses breathtaking photography to raise awareness of child water safety.
A 5-day-old girl born with facial deformities is worshipped as Hindu God “Ganesha” for her elephant trunk-like protrusion.
Parents in Indiana who cannot take care of their newborns may soon have a safer way to get the child to someone who can.
The nonprofit organization “Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep” gives the gift of remembrance to parents suffering the loss of a newborn baby.
Home births are four times more likely to result in neonatal death compared to deliveries by midwives and physicians in hospitals.
For the first time, researchers found a clear connection between elephant poaching in Africa and infant mortality.