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WAYNE COUNTY EXCEEDS STATE AVERAGE IN INFANT MORTALITY NUMBERS

(Wayne County, IN)--The state has released some new numbers involving infant mortality.  And, for Wayne County, those numbers are eye-opening.  The infant mortality rate is the number of babies per one thousand live births that don’t survive to their first birthday.  Wayne County’s rate is 6.4.  Here are some of the factors:  One-third of pregnant Wayne County women receive no prenatal care in the first trimester.  One in seven smoke despite being pregnant.  And, half of Wayne County women who are expecting are on Medicaid.  All of those numbers exceed state averages.