The textbooks on infant mortality don't mention BrendaStephenson and Mildred Wortham. But they could write a book aboutwhat they've seen.
The pair have front row seats in the war against infantmortality. They are caseworkers for West Side Future. That's a partof Families With a Future, the Illinois infant mortality reductioninitiative program.
On a recent day, they talked about the grinding poverty andindifference they face daily in their fight for healthy babies. It'sa harsh and often cruel story of failure - and success.
"I have one client who is nine months pregnant and hooked oncocaine," Wortham said, shaking her head in frustration. "She told …
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