April 28: A Week for the Baby

Originating in Chicago in 1914, the movement known as “Baby Week” sought to raise awareness of the high infant mortality rate in the U.S. and to educate young mothers and girls about early childcare. Researchers from the Children’s Bureau estimated the infant mortality rate in the U.S. at nearly one in ten in the 1910s. National attention fastened on the issue, and Baby Week was born.

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April 28: A Week for the Baby is an episode from Dakota Datebook by Prairie Public Broadcasting.

This episode is 2:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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