Infant Mortality Rate

“There is no question that deeper cuts in health and human service programs will hurt our efforts to continue to reduce infant mortality,” he said.
-Budget cuts could jeopardize low infant death rate; 8/27/01 Associated Press

”We have made significant progress in addressing the issue of infant mortality,” Gov. Mike Easley said Monday. ”We have increased Medicaid funding for poor women and infants, and have implemented educational outreach programs on prenatal care, neonatal care and parenting that help people be better parents. This is what it takes to reduce infant mortality. We must continue to build on these efforts
-Infant death rates down across state; 8/28/01 Greensboro News and Record

“North Carolina has programs that can help women, including those without health insurance, to get the right health advice and care,” Gov. Mike Easley said. “This decrease in the mortality rate is evidence that those programs are working, but we still have a long way to go. The gap between whites and minorities is still far too great.”
-NC infant mortality rate falls to historic low; 8/23/03 Associated Press