Infants

The House and Senate have passed different versions of the budget for the 12 months that begin Oct. 1 but both versions would eliminate money for the program that serves women in prison.

The SOS Maternity program looks to tackle maternal and infant mortality from multiple angles, both medical and structural.

A federal judge has ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to return or destroy blood samples taken from some newborn infants unless it gets permission from the parents to keep them in a state database.

Infant death rates in Michigan are down overall. But race and income still seem to make a difference in whether children live past their first birthday.…