Infant mortality rates have increased in states that adopted abortion bans after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...

Black mothers are three times as likely as white women to die in childbirth, and Black fetuses and infants die at rates far ...

Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, ... Infant Mortality Tied to Concentration of Lead in Air Feb. 26, 2025 — In a new study, researchers used data on lead emissions in the air to ...

Hemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health ...

The analysis weighted the factors, placing more emphasis on the most “significant” metrics, including the percentage of ...

Preliminary numbers from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth put the state’s infant mortality rate at 6.5 per 1,000 live births for 2024. “That’s 80 fewer babies dying,” Director Kar ...

Forsyth County experienced a significant decline in infant deaths during 2023, the N.C. Center for Health Statistics ...

(HealthDay News) — U.S. states that adopted abortion bans have higher-than-expected infant mortality and higher fertility rates than expected, according to two studies published online Feb. 13 in the ...

“All babies born in North Carolina deserve a healthy start to life,” said NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai.

Infant and Child Mortality Data from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force Report found a huge disparity in infant ...

Guilford County’s recent community health assessment confirms what is true across much of the U.S — race and ethnicity play ...

Diabetes mortality declined in the U.S. by 32.1% from 2000 to 2019, with decreases in mortality observed among all racial and ...