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September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month: Closing the Gap September 16, 2018 Disparities drive infant mortality in Florida and the rest of the nation. In 2017, babies born to black and other nonwhite mothers in the state were more than twice as likely to die before their first birthdays. Until this gap is closed, Florida will continue to experience high infant death rates – many from preventable ... Read more ...
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month: Why Babies Die & What We Can Do About It – Part 2 September 11, 2018 Although most babies who die before their first birthday perish soon after delivery, many of the infant deaths that occur later in the first year are the most preventable. The largest contributor to post-neonatal mortality – deaths between 28 – 364 days – are sleep-related, including SIDS and unintentional deaths caused by unsafe sleep practices, ... Read more ...