MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has released new studies on birth outcomes in the state.
Data shows the state’s overall stillbirth rate has been decreasing over the last ten years and is now lower than the national rate.
The report shows the stillbirth rate was 4.9 per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 2021.
But Dr. Jasmine Zapata, DHS Chief Medical Officer for Maternal Health, said significant disparities in infant deaths are a continued health crisis which will take a comprehensive approach to resolve.
