Appallingly high infant mortality rates persist in eight South Carolina counties. Among the awful numbers that fully warrant the “Cradle of Shame” title of a Post and Courier series concluding in today’s paper:
On average, more than 200 newborns have died in those counties during each of the last three years.
Since 2000, 6,696 babies in South Carolina have died before their first birthday.
Eight of our state’s 46 counties lack an obstetrician.