infant mortality news stories on Newser

Worst Place to Be a Mom: Niger

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 CDT

Good news for American moms: The United States is a slightly better place to be a mother than it was last year, according to Save the Children's 13th annual report on the topic. The US rose from 31st to 25th place in its look at 165 countries. For the best...

17 Infants Die in 48 Hours at Indian Hospital

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:07:01 CDT

At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India, and the state is investigating, media reported today. The babies were either premature, suffering from septicemia, or had low birth weight problems, said the chief of BC Roy Hospital for Children, who...

Best Place to Be a Mom Is...

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 03 May 2011 05:05:17 CDT

Moms who want the good life should consider heading north. That's because Norway is the best place in the world to be a mother, according to new survey. Why? Norway has great health benefits, an average year-long maternity leave from work, and low child mortality rates, along with a high...

A Few Nasty Germs May Actually Help Babies

Kevin Spak — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:18:00 CDT

Babies in America tend to be a lot cleaner than those in, say, Namibia, and that has some advantages—most notably a drastically lower infant mortality rate. But scientists are beginning to wonder if our obsessively sanitary culture has actually given rise to various health issues, they tell the Wall...

Fans Linked to Lower Risk of Infant Death

Rob Quinn — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:00:30 CDT

A simple fan could be the key to reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reports ABC News. Researchers discovered that babies who slept in a room with a fan were 72% less likely to die from SIDS, according to the study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and...

China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

Harry Kimball — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:43:59 CDT

China’s got a big problem, one of its own making. The nation's one-child policy, now 30 years old, has resulted in a land of angry, testosterone-filled young men unable to find wives, writes Mara Hvistendahl in the New Republic . Finally worried about the world's biggest gender imbalance and its related...

45K Dying Each Month in Congo

Jason Farago — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:34:30 CST

The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but it's still killing 45,000 people a month, a new study concludes. Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition caused by 10 years of conflict—not to mention continuing armed skirmishes in the east—have left 5.4...

Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

Colleen Barry — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:19:48 CDT

Over 1,000 philanthropists pledged billions of dollars at this year's Clinton Global Initiative, where the ex-president annually brings together world leaders, corporate biggies and change-minded celebs. Angelina Jolie plans to educate 1 million children in conflicted areas; Brad Pitt pledged $5 million to build homes in New Orleans, and...

1 Million Cribs Recalled

Zach Samalin — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:50:44 CDT

Following the deaths of at least three children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission today recalled roughly 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs. "We do not want your child in that crib tonight," a CPSC spokesman told the Chicago Tribune. The cribs, manufactured in China, can trap and suffocate infants if...