A mother jointly accused of the abuse and murder of her young daughter delayed calling 999 when the toddler was dying because she knew she would be questioned about what happened, a court has been ...

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...

I thankfully have not had to navigate the death of a child, though when one of my sons was stabbed in another country several years ago, the thought of potentially losing him consumed me on my 12-hour ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying ...