The top local stories this morning from 四虎影院:
This month, the company behind 'baby boxes' launched in Texas, based on a program in Finland. It may sound strange to have babies sleeping in cardboard boxes, but its part of a larger initiative to lower the infant mortality rate.
Across the country, more than 3,500 babies died unexpectedly and suddenly in 2015. In Texas, the infant mortality rate is , around 5.8 deaths per 100,000 births, but there are big differences among ethnic groups. And in certain cities areas 鈥� like Fort Worth 鈥� the rate is much higher.
One of the most common ways babies die is by accidental suffocation 鈥� being smothered by sleeping too close to parents, pillows, soft toys or blankets. The idea behind the boxes is to remove all those objects and promote 鈥� cheaply 鈥� for all moms.
Other stories this morning:
- Think is broadcasting from NPR in Washington this week, and Krys Boyd talked to Susan Stamberg about the moment she realized NPR had come into its own as a news network.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on 四虎影院 90.1 FM.
