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HISTORICAL FACTS: Infant mortality - The Untold Story

CDC Releases 2024 U.S. Infant Mortality Report Revealing SIDS Decline While Doctors Warn Persistent Risks Still Threaten Infants Nationwide

CDC NCHS released U.S. infant mortality data June 16: 5.52 per 1,000 births in 2024, unchanged from 2023. SIDS fell 8%. Preterm and postneonatal deaths also declined.

Medical Daily

US infant mortality reaches historic low, preliminary data shows

According to the CDC, there were just under 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births last year

The Independent UK

Haryana's infant mortality rate falls to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, matches national average

Haryana's infant mortality rate has dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, reaching the national average. This significant achievement reflects sustained improvements in maternal and child healthcare services across the state. Focused interventions and investments in healthcare infrastructure have driven this progress. The state has seen a nearly 14…

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Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?

India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge in institutional deliveries across the nation. However, stark rural-urban divides and regional performance variations remain evident. Newborn deaths are now the primary challenge, highlighting the need…

The Economic Times

Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical

The Guardian - UK

Drinking water contaminated with Pfas probably increases risk of infant mortality, study finds

Study of 11,000 births in New Hampshire shows residents’ reproductive outcomes near contaminated sites

The Guardian - US

PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds

When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” the risks to their babies’ health substantially increase, a new study found. These risks include the chance of low birth weight, preterm birth and infant mortality.

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Progress Is Good, Actually

Against Paul Kingsnorth's intuitive sense of decline.

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Mississippi declares infant deaths emergency as CDC program that could have helped is halted

State forced to stop gathering critical data on pregnancy experiences after Trump administration’s shakeup

The Guardian - US

The Indian state that now has a lower infant mortality rate than US

Southern Indian state achieves single-digit infant mortality with no urban–rural divide

The Independent UK

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old.

The Conversation

What to know as Mississippi declares public health emergency over spike in infant deaths

There were 9.7 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2024 in Mississippi.

The Independent UK

Giving mothers cash just before they give birth could halve infant mortality, study suggests

Households given a one-off payment of $1,000 dollars saw infant mortality drop by almost 50 per cent

The Independent UK

EU's infant mortality rates paint an unexpectedly bleak picture across bloc

Romania, France and Spain have some of the highest infant mortality rates in the EU between 2023 and 2024, while Latvia and Sweden have the lowest rates.

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France's rising infant death rate prompts new bill from lawmakers

One in every 250 babies born in France in 2024 died before their first birthday – a total of 2,700 deaths – and that number has been going up for several years. French MPs have introduced legislation for measures that will examine what's behind the increase, including introducing a registry…

The Independent UK

US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling

Salon

Infant deaths keep rising after Dobbs

States with abortion bans were also shown to experience an increase in births, according to a pair of studies

The Guardian - UK

‘Hope has returned’: tribe hails Lula’s fight against illegal mining in Amazon

Two years after Brazil’s president vowed to bring the Yanomami tribe back from the brink, hunger and infant mortality rates are falling

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Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to an October 2024 study.

The Guardian - UK

Infant mortality rises for third consecutive year in England

Risk of death for babies born in poorer areas is almost three times higher than in wealthier postcodes, figures show

Salon

Infant mortality rose post-Dobbs: study

Echoing findings from previous research, most excess deaths occurred in infants with congenital abnormalities

The Guardian - UK

Targeted support could reduce infant mortality gap across England, study finds

Researchers say interventions could address key factors, such as smoking, but ‘structural changes’ also needed

Salon

Bat deaths linked to infant mortality

Bats are dying at an alarming rate. New research links it to an increase in infant mortality from pesticides

The Guardian - UK

Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says

Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out

The Independent UK

States funding anti-abortion clinics have some of highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in US, report finds

At least 21 states use public funds to support anti-abortion clinics, which have grown into a billion-dollar industry

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