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 ...
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 ...
A mother’s death during or after pregnancy increases the risk for the infant’s death or hospitalization, according to a recent study.
A major NHS-backed study has found that babies born to Black mothers in England and Wales are 81% more likely to die in ...
The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Life expectancy returned to prepandemic rates in 2023. COVID-19 fell from the top cause of death in 2021 to 20th ...
Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major ...
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 ...