Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

Abortion bans in 14 US states correlated with a 5.60% increase in infant mortality, resulting in 478 excess deaths. Non-Hispanic Black infants experienced a 10.98% relative increase in mortality, ...

Infant mortality rates occur at higher rates for Black and Hispanic infants in Mecklenburg County, demonstrating a need for ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Infant mortality is rising faster than expected in states with strict abortion limits or bans. Two new studies in the medical journal JAMA reveal how ...

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A decade ago, Hamilton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. But since then, the county has made significant gains. It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality rate has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. In Mississippi ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau. Some experts think one reason for the drop could be a vaccination campaign ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelica Geter writes about community-centered paths to health equity. Aug 28, 2025, 06:12pm EDT Mississippi high infant mortality ...

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 ...