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 ...

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 ...

Researchers deliberately obscured a data point about white babies under the care of black physicians because it ‘undermines the narrative.’ When the high-profile Students for Fair Admissions v.

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Primary care providers and pediatricians should recognize the unintended consequences of restrictive abortion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infant mortality decreased overall, but sudden unexpected infant deaths rose. SUID rates were highest among ...

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 ...

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 VCU discovered this improvement ...