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Cradle Cincinnati – a nonprofit focused on reducing infant mortality – is starting work to expand its model to other Ohio cities through the governor’s Partner for Change initiative.

The 2025 Franklin County health map provides a comprehensive look at health indicators in the county and serves as a guide to show officials where to concentrate resources.

Doulas are happy that a new certification process will allow the state to reimburse them for services through Medicaid. It's meant to help improve infant mortality rates in the state, but they say the process is making it harder for doulas to serve pregnant women.

The concurrent resolution to raise awareness of mental health concerns of women around pregnancy has support from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio’s infant mortality rate has improved slightly in the past decade. But Black babies in the state are dying at a rate more than twice as high as white infants.

In the seven to 14 months after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the U.S. had a 7% increase in infant mortality, and a higher increase among babies with birth defects.

The legislation on infant mortality now goes to the Ohio Senate.

Basma Abdul Karim Alkelezli, 36, and her 19-year-old daughter Hanan Ahmad Al Jabouli were charged with a felony charge of abuse of a corpse and are due in court next week.

The infant mortality rate remains stubbornly high in Franklin County with 140 babies every year dying before their first birthday. CelebrateOne’s new Executive Director, Danielle Tong, who was hired in July, is working to focus on racial disparities to lower infant deaths.

Infant mortality has long been an issue in Ohio. A new report by the Health Policy Institute advocates looking beyond healthcare initiatives to solve the problem.