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Memphis infants fight for life amid stark mortality crisis
In Memphis, newborns battle grave illness in the regional hospital NICU as infant death rates reveal deep poverty and racial disparities. Citing 2002 CDC data, Shelby County records 209 deaths in 2006 with premature birth and low birth weight as leading causes. Community programs push for prenatal care, nutrition, and new centering pregnancy pilots.
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Memphis
Tenn
Regional Medical Center
The
Med
Beale Street
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Shelby County
State Health Department
Tennessee
Sheldon Korones
Rosanna Stepney
AmeriCorps
Porter- Leath
Crystal Owens
Stepney
Hollywood
Crystal
Jaquarius Butler
Burger King
Jaquarius
Owens
Margaret Taylor
Christ Community Health Services
Broad Avenue
Taylor
Yvonne Madlock