Empty Cradles | Confronting Our Infant Mortality Crisis

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel begins a year long series covering the death of children before their first birthday.

“Infant mortality is a crisis not just of public health, but of ethics and morality. The rate at which infants die in our city is unacceptable. In 2011 we will examine the problem and point to solutions.” states Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editor, Martin Kaiser.

Center scientist and the Milwaukee Health Report are among those quoted in this initial coverage. Read the full story and view the interactive maps.

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Safe Mom, Safe Baby

Influence of Socioeconomic Factors and Race on Birth Outcomes

Health Care Task Force on Pre- and Inter-Conception Care

PeriData.Net®

Catalog of Initiatives to Address Infant Mortality and Disparities in Birth Outcomes

Possible Complications of Infections during Pregnancy

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) of Racine 

Barriers to Prenatal Care: African American women's perceptions of racism 

Setting a Goal to Reduce Teen Births in Milwaukee by 2015 

The Young Parenthood Study - Milwaukee 

Public Health Impact Initiative for Healthy Births 

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