The Latest Breaking News from Infant Mortality

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 nation’s infant mortality rate is falling

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

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