Back to the Future: Reflecting on Three Decades of Healthy North Carolina Infant Mortality Goals.

Decreasing infant mortality has been a key objective of Healthy North Carolina task forces since the inaugural 1990 objectives, but the state has frequently failed to reach its infant mortality goal. Minimal infant mortality reductions continue, as does an unacceptable Black-White disparity ratio. More focused efforts are required.

North Carolina's 2022-2026 Perinatal Health Strategic Plan: Addressing Perinatal Health Inequities Across the Life-Course.

North Carolina's Perinatal Health Equity Collective promotes the implementation of the 2022-2026 Perinatal Health Strategic Plan, building off its 2016-2020 predecessor. Through its overarching goals, the plan recognizes that reducing perinatal health inequities requires improving health care, strengthening families and communities, and addressing social, racial, and economic inequities across the life-course.