For every 1,000 live births in Michigan, six babies die before their first birthday. This is a decrease, but Michigan has one ...

Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among ...

Three new studies provided some of the first nationwide data, revealing more births, a rise in infant deaths and impacts even ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...

It could allow doctors and other experts to see trends including across infectious diseases, car accidents or self-harm as ...

Infant mortality increased in 14 states that enacted six-week or total abortion bans between 2012 and 2023, a new study finds. Infant mortality increased in states that enacted six-week or total ...

In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in ...

But there were stark differences, namely with non-Hispanic Black infants and mothers. Black infants died at an 11% rate ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations and infant mortality rises disproportionately, new research suggests.

Infant mortality decreased overall, but sudden unexpected infant deaths rose. SUID rates were highest among American Indian/Alaska Native, Black and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander infants.

Ireland has seen no significant decline in mortality rates of older children since 2013 Ireland has seen a rise in its infant mortality rate, with three-in-four infant deaths here occurring in ...

While overall infant mortality rates declined from 1999 to 2022, sudden unexpected infant death rates significantly increased. HealthDay News — Infant mortality rates decreased from 1999 to 2022, but ...