Infant Mortality

Stark County has staked part of its hope of combatting everything from infant mortality to drug abuse on noncustodial fathers. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze has…

The state’s latest report on infant mortality shows an increase in the overall rate of children dying before they turn 1 – and a growing gap between the…

Ohio continues to have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country, and babies born into two Akron ZIP codes have been more likely to die…

Ohio has some of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation, and that includes neighborhoods in the Akron area.This week, the city of Akron is…

The Ohio Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing infant mortality.One of the sponsors of the legislation, Republican Senator Shannon Jones, says a…

After months of being away to campaign, the Ohio Senate is coming back to the Statehouse next week to vote on a bill that tackles the state’s poor infant…

The state is working with urban community leaders to pinpoint ways to cut down on children dying before they turn 1.Ohio’s Medicaid department doled out…

A program based in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County is getting close to $3 million to reduce the region's high infant mortality rate.Ohio's Department of…

A new bill in the Ohio legislature would give employees of businesses in the state a full 12 weeks of paid family leave each year.Some Democratic state…

Four Akron-based community groups will split $1.5 million in state funds to help combat infant mortality.In the past, state officials divvied up the funds…