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Cheryl MartinFamilies in Northeast Ohio who have experienced miscarriage or the death of an infant under the age of one can remember their babies during a Wave of Light ceremony. -
The cloud of COVID-19 is especially heavy for expectant parents. As part of our Informed Communities Series on Infant Mortality, WKSU brings you insights鈥�
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COVID-19 disproportionately impacts black families, causing a wide range of concerns among people already facing racial unrest, bias in health care, and鈥� -
Greater Akron鈥檚 Full Term First Birthday is encouraging black pregnant women to be especially vigilant to avoid contracting COVID-19.Very little is known鈥� -
If you are grieving from the loss of an infant or pregnancy, you are not alone. There is hope and help in Northeast Ohio, particularly for鈥� -
Tenant advocates have warned that the nation faces a wave of evictions, now that the CARES act and moratoriums against evictions have ended. One鈥� -
Infant mortality experts in Northeast Ohio are urging black families to become empowered about their healthcare, especially during pregnancy. As part of鈥� -
A mom who understands the pain of losing an infant shares her grief to help families in Cuyahoga County, where black babies are nearly four times less鈥� -
Health experts are encouraging Summit County parents to follow safe sleep guidelines after a large increase in the number of sleep-related, infant鈥� -
As moratoriums on evictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic expire and evictions kick back in, people who rent are facing a whole new set of鈥� -
Chronic, maternal stress is one of the reasons Black babies in Ohio are more than twice as likely not to survive to their first birthdays as white babies.鈥� -
Being black in America makes it more likely that you will be diagnosed with conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. It even lessens the chance鈥� -
Summit County is channeling another two-and-a-half million dollars toward the centering groups that advocates say are one key to saving babies鈥� lives. The鈥� -
Several Cleveland neighborhoods are still feeling the lasting impacts of a decades-old discriminatory practice called "redlining."Redlining is an illegal鈥�
