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Founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized April 11-17 as a way to honor the prenatal through the experiences of Black mothers.
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A concentrated effort by agencies across Kent County to get out the message out on the ABC’s of safe sleep is credited with the improvement
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Every year, hundreds of babies in Michigan die before they turn one, often from preventable and treatable conditions, and while the rate is high for all…
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A northern Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the death of her second infant in five years. The Grand Rapids Press reports 32-year-old Lisa…
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A study released this week by the Michigan League for Public Policy concluded that while infant death numbers are down in the state of Michigan, African…
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A man visiting a local hospital discovered an abandoned baby in his car as he was about to leave. After calling authorities, police officers were…
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Police say a 3-week-old child who was left alone in a house with three dogs has died after apparently being attacked by one of the animals in western…
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A new ad campaign is being launched in the hopes of raising awareness for child vaccinations. Michigan health officials are launching a vaccination…
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A man and woman who authorities say buried the man's infant son in a shallow grave in southern Michigan have been sentenced. Timothy Young and Brittani…