HYATTSVILLE, Md., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. infant mortality rate continued to worsen, dropping to 29th in the world in 2004, from 27th in 2000 and 12th in 1960, national health officials say.
LONDON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Pregnancy is getting safer for women in many parts of the world, with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, researchers said.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Mortality rates in China's rural region surpass urban areas by up to six times, says the latest U.N.-backed report on the disparity.
NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- Obesity and other health conditions may help explain why women in New York City are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 11 (UPI) -- One-third of Haitians are unemployed and less than half of the country's school-age children attend primary school, said a U.N. survey released Wednesday.
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The average life expectancy in China has risen to 71.8 years in the past five years and infant mortality has fallen, the state Xinhua news agency reports.
UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (UPI) -- The U.N. Population Fund says the world is closer to reaching key reproductive health targets, including cutting maternal mortality rates.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Having a baby at home in Washington State increased the risk of complications, including infant mortality, according to research reported Tuesday. Dr. Thomas Benedetti, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington School of Publi
ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds pregnant Afghan woman have poor access to prenatal health care. It says among women of reproductive age, the mortality rate due to maternal causes was 41 percent -- more than 100 times the ra
ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) --
