There is no shouting here. In the neonatal intensive care unit at Tallahassee Memorial hospital, nurses' voices are restrained even as they rush in with new patients and gently push needles into thread-thin veins. Too much stimulation can overwhelm their tiny charges. With underdeveloped lungs, babies cannot cry out. ...more

November 28, 2008

When Gaye Lamar had her second miscarriage three months ago, she didn't think about all the reasons why. ...more

September 28, 2008

As Hillsborough County struggles to understand why black babies here and elsewhere in Florida die more frequently than white ones, one local agency is bucking the disturbing trend. ...more

July 5, 2008

A year ago local health professionals began probing Hillsborough County's disturbingly high infant mortality rate. They now have some answers to why so many babies are dying. ...more

June 22, 2008

An initiative looking at why black babies are dying in Hillsborough County may run out of funding but not steam, organizers say. ...more

May 21, 2008