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Arkansas infant mortality rate third highest in the country and getting worse
Posted: Jan 28, 2021 / 06:56 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 28, 2021 / 11:29 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — More babies die in Arkansas than just about anywhere else in the country and researchers say it’s only getting worse.According to data from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service’s 2021, if Arkansas were a country, its infant mortality rate would rank worse than 74 countries, including Serbia and Cuba.Experts say it’s time to expand programs that help mothers and their newborns.“We are seeing this trend that’s not going in the right direction and that does...…Posted: Jan 28, 2021 / 06:56 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 28, 2021 / 11:29 PM CSTLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — More babies die in Arkansas than just about anywhere else in the country and researchers say it’s only getting worse.According to data from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service’s 2021, if Arkansas were a country, its infant mortality rate would rank worse than 74 countries, including Serbia and Cuba.Experts say it’s time to expand programs that help mothers and their newborns.“We are seeing this trend that’s not going in the right direction and that does...WW…
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