Historically, lower birth rates have resulted in a greater value being placed on infants and children as well as lower infant mortality rates. (motherhoodinpointoffact.com)
Do they live longer, have higher cancer survival rates, or lower infant mortality rates? (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Higher taxes and prices for cigarettes are strongly associated with lower infant mortality rates in the United States, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan released Dec. 1 in the journal Pediatrics. (uofmhealth.org)