States that implemented abortion bans had higher infant mortality rates. A new study finds that the infant mortality rate for births connected to the abortion ban were higher than expected. Rates of ...

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 ...

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 ...

A University of Arizona-led study has found that contamination from "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the ...

PFAS are found in thousands of everyday products, including nonstick cookware, food packaging, waterproof clothing and more.

RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 27, 2025) — Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Research from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) shows that infant mortality rates have declined, but Sudden Unexpected Infant ...

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 ...