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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month — an effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which hopes to shed light on the issue…
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In recent years, a number of black and brown women in Milwaukee have become doulas, and now there’s also a push to train more midwives of color. These…
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The city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County are investing in doulas in hopes reducing the number of black babies who die before the age of one.READ:…
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So for a lot of families, there’s this thing that happens when they find out they’re expecting a baby. Once they get past the Is this really happening?…
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Milwaukee’s infant mortality rate continues to be a problem. While the city has brought the numbers down, several more babies have died in just the past…
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Eight years ago, Marquette University’s College of Nursing bought out a private medical practice on Milwaukee’s near north side and turned it into a…
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Fewer babies died last year in Milwaukee than the previous year, but city leaders aren’t yet ready to celebrate. Infant mortality remains troubling,…
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Milwaukee’s efforts to reduce the rate of infant mortality in the city took a blow yesterday, when the city released new data showing the rate climbed to…
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Though Milwaukee's infant mortality rate dropped for six years in a row, it still remains at crisis levels, a new report says.Overall in Milwaukee, more…
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Police in Milwaukee are investigating yet another possible co-sleeping death, possibly the city's 16th this year.Public health officials and others have…