When it comes to infant mortality, the United States ranks 54th in the world. That's about three times that of Japan, Singapore or Slovenia. Within the U.S., Ohio is in the bottom 25 percent of all states. Hamilton County was even worse...

Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision protecting people's right to have an abortion in the United States, will be overturned within a year, says reproductive rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert. In this electrifying call to...

By analyzing survivorship curves over the centuries, we can learn what’s changed about how - and when - humans die.

Growth and development stages in safari animals are vital for their survival and adaptation. These stages involve transformations from birth to adulthood, with unique adaptations for vulnerable newborns. Lion cubs rely on their...

Exploring models which describe changes in birth and death rates as countries go through five stages of development. How does development impact population age and rate of change? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The...

What is a Less Economically Developed Country? And how does this affect the lives of those who live there? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) refers to a nation with a low...

You're probably aware that the United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans. Today, Danielle looks at the historic reasons for distrust of medical establishment in the Black community as well as why these huge...

We just learned about medicine in the Middle Ages, and the time period that follows is called the Renaissance. What advancements were made during this time? The most important figure in this period of medicine went by the name of...

Many more babies die in the United States than you might think. In 2014, more than 23,000 infants died in their first year of life, or about six for every 1,000 born. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 other...

Sally Hemings was an enslaved woman who had several children with Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. Her story of agency and eventual emancipation remains an inspiration.

Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.

Common causes of death in ancient Greece and Rome had a lot to do with a lack of modern healthcare and wellness. In an urban society with no central plumbing, impure water supplies that transmitted bacteria, and insufficient medical...

What can we do about infant mortality and disparities in health care? This week we take a look at a recent study in JAMA that may have an answer.

Life in the Middle Ages was dangerous. Whether living in a communal setting, fighting abroad, or simply tending a field, there were numerous challenges that could bring it all to an end. Life inside a castle or a monastery may have...

All western schoolchildren have heard of Sacagawea, and even more know the story of Pocahontas either from class or the Disney movie. But who was the great – and comparatively unknown – Marie Dorion?
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Infant mortality rates in the U.S. rose by 3% last year, the largest increase in nearly two decades, according to the CDC.

With Indigenous parents in Canada facing infant mortality rates more than twice those of non-Indigenous populations, leaders of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba have brought in services, like doulas, to offer support.

With the growing risk of a full-scale Israel-Hezbollah war, About That host Andrew Chang joins the National to explain the Iran-backed group’s potent military arsenal and diplomatic influence. Plus, getting more support for pregnant...

Discarded Teddy bear, child's room, man walks in.

A classic brown teddy bear left of the floor at night in a child's bedroom at night, with a toy car and dog. At first we see an open door with copy space on the carpet, the bear is to the left. Then the camera tracks across the teddy...

A teddy bear lying on the floor of a child's bedroom late at night with an open door and other toys in the room. Dolly shot.

Discarded Teddy bear, child's room, man walks in.

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Freetown, Sierra Leone, April
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Nationwide, there is an OBGYN shortage, and living the rural life isn't an easy selling point for recruiters.