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 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 ...
Infant death rates were higher than expected after U.S. Supreme Court's abortion ruling, study shows
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 ...
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 ...
Since Roe v. Wade, which federally protected pregnant people’s right to obtain an abortion in every state, was overturned in 2022, it appears the U.S. infant mortality rate is on the rise, especially ...
A University of Arizona-led study has found that contamination from "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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