/tags/infant-mortality Infant Mortality en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-16/prism-health-north-texas-federal-designation-dallas-county-patients-sliding-scale Prism Health North Texas announced a federal designation that allows the nonprofit's locations to charge Dallas County patients on a sliding scale based on household income for underinsured or uninsured patients. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-16/prism-health-north-texas-federal-designation-dallas-county-patients-sliding-scale Kailey Broussard /news/2024-06-26/texas-abortion-restrictions-linked-to-increased-infant-deaths-new-study-finds The study tracked infant deaths that occurred in the year following Senate Bill 8's passage. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:08:28 GMT /news/2024-06-26/texas-abortion-restrictions-linked-to-increased-infant-deaths-new-study-finds Olivia Aldridge /health-wellness/2023-11-03/cdc-infant-mortality-texas New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Texas was one of four states whose infant mortality rate rose from 2021 to 2022. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-11-03/cdc-infant-mortality-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-04-06/a-good-friday-funeral-in-texas-baby-halos-parents-had-few-choices-in-post-roe-texas When she gave birth to her baby with a fatal condition two months early, Samantha Casiano scrambled to raise funds for the funeral. Anti-abortion advocates say Texas laws are "working as designed." Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:07:57 GMT /health-wellness/2023-04-06/a-good-friday-funeral-in-texas-baby-halos-parents-had-few-choices-in-post-roe-texas Selena Simmons-Duffin /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:58:45 GMT /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Bekah Morr /health-wellness/2022-08-09/tarrant-county-health-partners-say-better-outcomes-for-parents-and-babies-starts-with-collaboration The North Texas Area Community Health Centers in Fort Worth is bringing together community partners to address infant and maternal mortality rates in the county. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:38:14 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-09/tarrant-county-health-partners-say-better-outcomes-for-parents-and-babies-starts-with-collaboration Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2022-05-19/a-new-federal-law-bans-baby-sleep-products-linked-to-nearly-200-infant-deaths President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 on Monday, outlawing the manufacture and sale of crib bumpers and certain inclined infant sleepers. Thu, 19 May 2022 23:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-05-19/a-new-federal-law-bans-baby-sleep-products-linked-to-nearly-200-infant-deaths Joe Hernandez /health-science-tech/2018-01-18/texas-infant-mortality-rates-vary-across-state-among-ethnic-groups-study-shows While Texas' infant mortality rate is lower than the national average, a new study shows wide differences in rates across different areas of the state and… Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:17:30 GMT /health-science-tech/2018-01-18/texas-infant-mortality-rates-vary-across-state-among-ethnic-groups-study-shows Sydney Greene/Texas Tribune /health-science-tech/2017-05-10/inspired-by-finlands-program-dallas-native-gives-new-moms-baby-boxes-for-safe-sleep Across the country, new babies are sleeping in cardboard boxes. It might sound strange, but the boxes are part of a larger initiative to lower the infant… Wed, 10 May 2017 12:30:53 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-05-10/inspired-by-finlands-program-dallas-native-gives-new-moms-baby-boxes-for-safe-sleep Lauren Silverman