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May 10, 2021
Sunday marked the 13th annual Run for Their Lives 5K in Spearfish.
Following the passing of her son, Lach, from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), Brianne Edwards started the event. She says this is a time for bereaved mothers an families to come together and honor their children and get support from the community. Despite the rainy weather, the outpouring of support was great.
“Child loss can be such a hard thing and so many people just don’t know how to talk to each other about it,” said Edwards. “And so this event ends up creating just a nice safe space that makes it comfortable for people to come together to still show their family and their loved ones that they’re remembering those kids that aren’t here, and just to acknowledge that ache that is always there for a bereaved mom.”
Is getting rid of hospital nurseries unfair to new moms? Rooming in policies are supposed to encourage breastfeeding, but in the hours following childbirth, many moms report feeling like their needs don t matter.
When I had my first baby, it went well, all things considered. I was
inducedat noon, gave birth 15 hours later in the wee hours of the morning, and my beautiful little boy went right on my chest, snuggling in and
latching. I remember him just gazing up at me endlessly, taking in my face. Eventually we were moved to a private room, and I went to a breastfeeding lesson just down the hall, before the grandparents arrived to meet him. Through all the commotion, my blissed-out baby boy slept soundly, swaddled in the bassinet beside me, just like I’d imagined he would.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
DETROIT Infant mortality in Detroit dropped between 2018 and 2019, officials said.
Data from Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services shows there were 11 deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2019 compared to 16.7 deaths for the same number of live births the year before.
The drop was announced Wednesday by Mayor Mike Duggan and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan’s chief medical executive.
The mortality rate for Black babies in Detroit also decreased from nearly 19 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 12.3 the following year, Duggan’s office said. The rate for white babies was 9.7 in 2019 and 6.4 in 2018.
Statewide, the infant mortality rate for all babies in 2019 was 6.4 per every 1,000 live births, according to data from the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Section of Michigan’s Health and Human Services department.
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Infant mortality rate in Detroit declines from 2018 to 2019
Associated Press
Infant mortality in Detroit dropped between 2018 and 2019, officials said.
Data from Michigan s Department of Health and Human Services shows there were 11 deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2019 compared to 16.7 deaths for the same number of live births the year before.
The drop was announced Wednesday by Mayor Mike Duggan and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan s chief medical executive.
In 1992, Detroit s overall rate was 21.4.
The mortality rate for Black babies in Detroit also decreased from nearly 19 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 12.3 the following year, Duggan s office said. The rate for white babies was 9.7 in 2019 and 6.4 in 2018.