Mississippi declared a public health emergency in August after its health department found that the state infant mortality rate had increased in 2024 to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births – its highest point in more than a decade.
Multiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs,
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/16/mississippi-infant-deaths-cdc-prams
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