Infant Mortality

Ohio's infant mortality rate declined slightly in 2013, though it continues to far exceed the national average, according to state health data released…

Last week WOSU's Mandie Trimble reported that Ohio’s infant mortality rate ranks fourth worst in the nation. And among African American babies, Ohio…

The mortality rate among Ohio's African American babies is the second worst in the country. And in some of Columbus' poor, black communities the numbers…