H ealth officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the ...

MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after new data revealed a spike in infant deaths, ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state.

Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state ...

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency on Thursday, Aug. 21, in response to rising ...

The public health emergency will allow Mississippi to increase resources to address its infant mortality crisis.

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A ...

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...