Officials say more needed to save Md. babies

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Maryland?s infant mortality rate may be dropping, but officials say black infants are dying at an unacceptable rate and more needs to be done.

“If infant mortality is a good indicator of public health, then Maryland should be ashamed of itself,” said Alma Roberts, president of Baltimore City Healthy Start Inc., a group aimed at promoting healthy babies.

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