American Babies Are Less Likely to Survive Their First Year Than Babies in Other Rich Countries
Child mortality in the U.S., defined as deaths of children age 1 to 19, has likewise seen slower declines than in other ...
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Data collection changes key to understanding maternal mortality trends in the US, new study shows
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, published today (28 April) in JAMA Pediatrics, offers fresh insight into trends in maternal mortality in the United States. For the first ...
News Medical
Infant mortality rate rises sharply when mothers experience pregnancy-associated death
A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...
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Mississippi calls infant mortality rates ‘unacceptable’ in emergency declaration
Mississippi declares a public health emergency as 2024 infant deaths reach highest rate in over a decade, far above the U.S. average. The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public ...
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A mother’s death during or after pregnancy may increase risk of infant’s death or hospitalization
A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...
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Committee scrutinizes maternal, infant mortality rates
State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) As Indiana’s maternal and infant ...
Chicago Sun-Times
Without more research, racial gaps in infant mortality crisis could worsen
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Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research | The Conversation
Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day ...
MedPage Today
Greater NICU Capacity Hasn't Lowered Infant Mortality, Study Finds
Over the last 30 years, U.S. growth in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) capacity was not associated with lower infant mortality. Total adjusted neonatologists and NICU beds per 1,000 live births ...
Science Daily
Data collection changes key to understanding maternal mortality trends in the US, new study shows
A new study offers fresh insight into trends in maternal mortality in the United States. For the first time, the study disentangles genuine changes in health outcomes from shifts caused by how deaths ...
The Republic
Committee scrutinizes state’s maternal, infant mortality rates
As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim ...