The Baby Store is a community resource for expectant and new mothers within Shelby County. The store, seeks to provide resources to women and children in an effort to reduce prematurity, low birth weight and infant mortality in the community. Read more...
In recent years Shelby County (Memphis, TN) has received negative attention for having one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. In addition , African American babies are two times less likely to make it to their first birthday than White babies. We have created a 5k entitled iM AWARE!, an acronym for Infant Mortality Awareness, which is designed to not only increase public knowledge about this important issue but also show our united effort as a county to make sure our babies have a healthy start to a bright future. As we walk, each step we take is a step we take together and one step closer to putting an end to infant mortality.
