What to Do About Infant Mortality

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What to Do About Infant Mortality

By Alexa Spencer | Word In Black (WIB) - A new report reveals fewer American babies are living until their first birthday. The data, released on Nov. 1 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealed a 3% rise in infant death rates — the largest year-to-year increase in two decades, according to […]

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