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Reducing infant mortality starts with listening to women in this city
The U.S. ranks near the bottom of the world's wealthiest nations in infant mortality, and the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, has one of the highest rates in the nation. But a coordinated effort is trying to change that by counseling…
Most babies aren’t breastfed in their critical first hour of life, study shows
“These low global rates of early initiation of breastfeeding are evidence of a massive missed opportunity worldwide,” the report said.
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Why are more American women dying after childbirth?
Doctors and nurses have worked hard to reduce the U.S. infant mortality rate, and yet there’s been a rise in maternal mortality in recent decades, a trend that is less understood. Judy Woodruff sits down with Renee Montagne of NPR…
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In Vietnam, new hospital equipment gives more infants a breath of life
Hospitals in Vietnam used to rely on imported equipment that often broke down. Now, cheaper, more usable neonatal machines are made within the country and are tailored to local conditions. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Hanoi on…
In the last of a series on health care in the Netherlands, Ray Suarez reports on how the European country maintains low health care costs while delivering a high standard of care.
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