There are 2 article(s) tagged Infant mortality:

• July 2023

  • New state law aims to add doula services to TennCare

    About half of all the mothers and babies born in Tennessee are covered by TennCare, so the change could make a substantial difference. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 07, 2023

• October 2018

  • As governor, Bredesen faced the infant mortality crisis head on and made infant health a priority

    Of all the health care issues that any community faces, infant mortality causes the most heartbreak. Nothing matters more than giving our babies – each and every one of them – a fighting chance. Nowhere has it mattered more than in Memphis.

    By Danielle Tate October 17, 2018