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 ...

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

A study by two Ohio State University professors found that the U.S. saw an uptick in infant mortality rates in the months following the Supreme Court's repeal of national abortion protections in 2022.

"When you restrict access to health care it can cause a broader impact on public health," said study co-author Dr. Maria Gallo Since the overturn Roe v. Wade, infant mortality rates in the United ...

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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 ...

Infant deaths were higher than expected in the months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal abortion right established by Roe v. Wade – and they were particularly high among babies born ...

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 ...

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 ...