How one US city cut its infant mortality rate by half

A decade ago, a water lead crisis launched Flint, Michigan, into national headlines. But for years, the city of roughly 80,000 has also quietly carried the weight of a tragically high newborn mortality rate. In 2024, there were 9.4 infant deaths for every 1,000 births in Flint — nearly twice the mortality rate of 5.54 […]

弗林特市推行的无条件现金转移项目Rx Kids使当地新生儿死亡率从每千名活产9.4例降至5.1例，降幅近半。研究者认为，孕期获得现金补助可能通过改善产前护理和高危行为减少了不良出生结局，但该研究缺乏随机对照组，效果能否推广仍待验证。