Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans, a study has found. Researchers estimate there were 478 infant deaths across 14 states which have outright bans or heavy restrictions - which they say would not have occurred had the laws not been in place.

Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.