How one US city cut its infant mortality rate by half
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A decade ago, a water lead crisis launched Flint, Michigan, into national headlines. But for years, the city of roughly 80,000 has also quietly carried the weight of a tragically high newborn mortality rate. In 2024, there were 9.4 infant deaths for every 1,000 births in Flint — nearly twice the mortality rate of 5.54
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How one US city cut its infant mortality rate by half
A decade ago, a water lead crisis launched Flint, Michigan, into national headlines. But for years, the city of roughly 80,000 has also quietly carried the weight of a tragically high newborn mortality rate. In 2024, there were 9.4 infant deaths for every 1,000 births in...
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