COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — In latest data from 2023, the SC Department of Public Health reports that 402 babies across South Carolina died before their 1st birthday.

With September being recognized as Infant and Maternal Mortality Month, Prisma Health’s Healthy Start program honored those who passed away with a bubble release.

SC DPH also shows that 27 mothers died from pregnancy related issues in 2021 — leading to the March of Dimes giving the Palmetto State a grade of “F” regarding childbirth.

But it’s not just medical complications, social drivers play an equal role.

“If you’re worried about where you’re going to sleep and how your bills are going to be paid, and your lights, that’s a stressor in itself. So it’s just so many different things that encompass around infant mortality and the

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