The county Heath Department formed the Healthy Babies Coalition - a group made up of health providers and community representatives - to look at a variety of issues that could have led to the disparity.
The group decided to further educate women about prenatal and postpartum health, reduce teenage pregnancy and increase awareness of child health issues.
Now county health officials are crediting the group's work with what appears to be a decline in the infant mortality rate for black...
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healthy babies - 2010-07-28 20:49:00
Fantastic work. It's too bad that these basic things need to be conveyed, but thank you for educating these mothers. The babies deserve a healthy start.
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