Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

Alabama had fewer babies die before their first birthday in 2024 than in the previous year, but the state’s infant mortality rate remains above the national average. State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...

Over the last decade, Ohio policy makers pushed to prevent more infant deaths. The state's infant mortality rate decreased slightly as a result, but the disparity between Black and white infant ...

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama’s infant mortality rate improved in 2024 but remained higher than the national average. The Alabama Department of Public Health released new statistics Thursday ...

In states with abortion bans, birth rates increased after Roe was overturned. Infant mortality rates also rose in these same states. The greatest differences were seen among marginalized women. In 14 ...

Michigan’s infant mortality rate reached the lowest point on record in 2023. The state reported 607 infant deaths within their first year of life, compared to 99,178 live births, for a rate of 6.1 ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state Getty Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau. Some experts think one reason for the drop could be a vaccination campaign ...

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