Dane County?s black infant mortality rate, which spiked in 2008 after years of surprising declines, dropped last year – but remained higher than the good years that received national attention. Health officials, puzzled by the mixed picture, say they will investigate every infant death and hope to expand home visits to pregnant women. A UW-Madison study continues to examine the situation in Dane County and in Racine County, where the black infant mortality rate has remained high.
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