Age remains a major risk factor, with maternal mortality rates significantly higher among women 40 and older. In 2023, the mortality rate for this age group was 59.8 deaths per 100,000 live births – ...

Researchers found that abortion bans in 14 states led to nearly 22,200 additional births in 2023. During that same period, almost 480 more infants died, a 6 percent increase, in states with strict ...

For every 1,000 live births in Michigan, six babies die before their first birthday. This is a decrease, but Michigan has one ...

Lawmakers are hopeful expanding healthcare access will bring down Alabama’s climbing infant and maternal mortality rates.

While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol ...

This is not just about personal choice; it is about national and economic stability and the future of public health ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest data, over 900 infant deaths happened in Ohio in 2022.

All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible ...

USA abortion bans have led to more births but also a rise in infant mortality, with Southern states facing the greatest ...

Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among ...

Osgood wants new pilot program to improve health outcomes for mother and babies and address disparities in health.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...