Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

New data show states with abortion bans saw increased infant deaths, with the greatest impact on Black infants and congenital ...

U.S. states that adopted abortion bans had higher than expected infant mortality after the bans took effect. The estimated relative increases in infant mortality were larger for deaths with congenital ...

Research indicates U.S. states with strict abortion bans experience increased infant mortality, reversing years of progress. Particularly vulnerable groups, including Black infants and those with ...

Twelve of Michigan’s 83 counties with the highest population of Blacks reported higher death rates for babies in 2020-22.

India has made huge progress in improving maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) and is well on track to meet global targets, Union minister of state for health Anupriya Patel s ...

Overall, infant mortality was about four times higher among births linked to abortion bans than it was in the general ...

While mortality in children declines globally, Ireland has seen no significant decline in mortality rates of older children ...

Native Hawai’ian, Pacific Islander, and Black babies are three times more likely than white babies to suffer sudden ...

Ohio House passed a bill to designate September 19 as Stillbirth Prevention Day to enhance awareness and health care.