Infant Mortality

Fisher-Price Recalls ‘Snuga Swings’ Linked to Five Infant Deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, which one of its commissioners said was “doomed to fail.”

By Amanda Holpuch

Data-Mining and Database Marketing Indigenous People Infant Mortality Native Americans Race and Ethnicity Women and Girls

How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap

The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.

By Ruth FremsonThe New York Times

Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Protection Cribs (Baby Beds) Fisher-Price Inc Infant Mortality Mattel Inc Parenting Recalls and Bans of Products United States

100 Infants Have Died in a Fisher-Price Sleeper, the Safety Commission Says

The fatalities occurred over 13 years, including eight since the Rock ’n Play Sleeper was recalled in 2019, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

By Jenny Gross

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Scientists Are Gaining On RSV, a Persistent Threat to Children

Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide.

By Apoorva Mandavilli