Watch This: Reducing Infant Mortality

by | August 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Watch This | Tagged with , , , , | with 2 comments

Oklahoma has the 6th highest infant mortality rate and 2nd highest black infant mortality rate in the country.  Among black babies, the infant mortality rate in Oklahoma today is comparable to the 1970s national average for all races.  This fantastic short film, Reducing Infant Mortality, by independent filmmaker Debby Takikawa explores the underlying and immediate causes of infant death.  The film interviews researchers, maternal health care providers, and public policy experts who delve into the complicated aspects of poverty, pregnancy and neonatal care in the age of modern medicine.

Visit www.reducinginfantmortality.com to learn more about the film and about strategies for reducing infant death.  Visit the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy online to learn about initiatives in the state that promote healthy mothers and babies.

View other clips from OKPolicy’s “Watch This’ video series:

« return to blog
« | »

2 Responses to 'Watch This: Reducing Infant Mortality'

Subscribe to comments with RSS or TrackBack to 'Watch This: Reducing Infant Mortality'.

  1. [...] OK Policy Blog features a short film on reducing infant mortality. Holly Leach writes in okc.net about her experience with food insecurity. In today’s Policy [...]

    In The Know: August 3, 2011 | OK Policy Blog

    3 Aug 11 at 8:36 am

  2. [...] the ER for illnesses that could be prevented with access to a primary care provider.  Take note: Oklahoma has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country.  So much for being the most “pro-life” state, [...]

    Chickens 4 Colonel Sanders: Personhood Passes OK Senate | OK4RJ: Oklahomans for Reproductive Justice

    16 Feb 12 at 9:13 am

Leave a Comment