US-born individuals have higher odds of infant mortality than non-US-born individuals, according to a recent study.

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 ...

A sweeping new analysis of U.S. mortality data over the past 70 years reveals that Black children in the United States have consistently faced significantly higher mortality rates than their White ...

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A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, published today (28 April) in JAMA Pediatrics, offers fresh insight into trends in maternal mortality in the United States. For the first ...

Ever since the New post-Roe Order began in 2022, abortion bans have led to doctor shortages, driven up family poverty numbers, and caused unconscionable suffering. According to a new study, it’s also ...

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 ...

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For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public ...

The trajectory of infant mortality in Latin America, while historically declining, has seen a concerning stagnation since 2005. This plateau signals a need to address fundamental drivers of health, ...

Ripple effects of potential federal funding cuts have been spotlighted by advocates in essentially every sector, from the overall economy to school lunches and infectious diseases. But one such ...