More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, according to Mississippi state health officials ...

Mississippi has declared a health emergency over the rising infant mortality rate, which last year reached the highest level ...

The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state ...

The State Department of Health on Thursday declared a public health emergency in response to a rising infant mortality rate ...

More than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1 since 2014, bringing the state's infant mortality rates up ...