The National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) fact sheets, released on May 29, 2026, bring good news. The most significant ...

Global progress in reducing preventable deaths among newborn babies, children, and adolescents has slowed substantially since ...

India’s population will still continue to grow from its current tally of 1.45bn: it takes time for fewer births to translate ...

Reducing the under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) is a key public health priority and remains a persistent challenge in low- and ...

Newborn Deaths: In India, one in 42 infants still does not live to see their first birthday. The situation is even more ...

A state-by-state review details poverty, life expectancy, overdose, homicide, homelessness, and housing pressures, ...

Families with exceptionally long-lived members may pass on biological advantages that can improve babies' health from birth.

Rajasthan is facing a worsening groundwater and public health crisis, with fluoride contamination, falling water tables and ...

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...

The U.S. has among the worst maternal and infant health outcomes in the developed world. The mental health of mothers may be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bill in the Ohio House of Representatives joins companion legislation in the Ohio Senate seeking to get more expectant mothers screened for mental health issues in the ...

In a setback for local efforts, Hamilton County's infant mortality rate increased in the last two years. Cradle Cincinnati reports the rate at which babies die before their first birthday has ...