Posted on 08/26/2025 6:01:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality across the state.
Newly released data show that Mississippi’s infant mortality rate in 2024 reached its highest level in more than a decade, with 9.7 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. The increase was especially pronounced among newborns less than 28 days old, with 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Officials said the leading causes of infant mortality include congenital malformations, preterm birth, low birth weight, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
“Too many Mississippi families are losing their babies before their first birthday,” said State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney. “This is deeply personal to me — not just as a physician, but as a father and grandfather. Every single infant loss represents a family devastated, a community impacted, and a future cut short. We cannot and will not accept these numbers as our reality. Declaring this a public health emergency is more than a policy decision; it is an urgent commitment to save lives.”
The emergency declaration serves as a call to action, with the health department planning to implement several measures aimed at reducing infant mortality. These include expanding access to obstetric care, strengthening community health programs, and educating families on safe sleep practices.
According to 2023 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi had the highest infant mortality rate in the U.S., followed by Arkansas, Alabama, and Alaska. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts recorded the lowest rates that year.
Nationally, the 2024 infant mortality rate was 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates tended to be higher in rural areas compared with suburban and urban regions.
Researchers at Ohio State University, in a study published in late 2024, found that infant...
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Stop killing babies with abortion
How about vaccinated mothers?
The infant mortality rate will stabilize once the vaccine is banished.
That could be it, but few states, if any, have a lower vaccination rate than Mississippi.
Mississippi is one of the 3 most obese (population) states in the USA.* I’d bet on that being part of the story. Unhealthy Mom’s tend to produce unhealthy babies...
*Mississippi, West Virginia, and Arkansas are all tied for worst.
Why you disrespecting Louisiana?
[mortality rates ‘unacceptable’ in emergency declaration, Kleon wrote:
The infant mortality rate will stabilize once the vaccine is banished.]
I just read that spike proteins from the jab are passed on to their newborns.
“5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births
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Nationally, the 2024 infant mortality rate was 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live birth”
Researchers at Ohio State University, in a study published in late 2024, found that infant mortality rates increased after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The study cited a 7% nationwide increase in infant mortality and a 10% rise in infants born with genetic and chromosomal disorders in the 7 to 14 months following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision.
I wouldn’t trust what could very well be agenda driven “studies”.
One of the signs of decay of the late USSR was falling life expectancy, and rising infant mortality.
Which was unprecedented in peacetime for an advanced country.
Well we now see falling life expectancy and rising infant mortality, in the USA, and also in Britain and Canada.
USA was actually showing that before 2016.
Like a split personality....
I found a chart that breaks it down by race.
Black (non-Hispanic) rates up 24%
WHITE (non-Hispanic) rates DOWN 8%
Overall (All Races combined) up 9%
That seems to make it a cultural/liberal thing....
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