A Kansas City mother allegedly killed her 1-month-old baby by placing her in the oven, according to court documents filed in Jackson County, Missouri. The mother was arrested and charged with felony ...

The infant mortality rate in the U.S. is on its way up. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a nearly 3% rise in the rate of infant deaths between 2021 and 2022, ...

It is estimated that among cases of sudden infant death, the incidence of infanticide due to intentional suffocation is less than 5%. 25,26 Although intentional suffocation with a soft object (e.g., a ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is recommending the first federal requirements for nursing pillows, following an investigation claiming they have resulted in deaths of more than 100 ...

Joseph Walsh has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for beating his infant son and suffocating the child with a baby wipe A Florida man who beat his 7-week-old son and suffocated the child with a ...

Infants and children in the U.S. are dying at higher rates than in other wealthy, developed countries. A new study estimates that the U.S. sees 20,000 excess pediatric deaths per year relative to a ...