The Latest Breaking News from Infant Mortality

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

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

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

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

A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state's abortion ban

Johns Hopkins study shows Texas abortion ban linked to higher infant mortality rates and birth defects, raising concerns about maternal and infant health o...

Grim figures show that children in poverty are dying needlessly. We desperately need a government that puts them first, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

But racial and economic disparities contribute to the US’s poor ranking in infant and maternal health internationally

Infant mortality rates in rural counties, especially for Black babies, are poised to get worse

Chhattisgarh's social indicators have improved in recent years, but it still ranks in bottom half of most parameters. In 2019-21, it had an infant mortality rate of 44.3 and ranked 28th. It improved in six of eight parameters, declined in one, and remained unchanged in another. It ranks 23rd in…

Rajasthan improved rankings in some social measures, lagging in others. It improved from 27th to 20th in HDI, 18th to 16th in share of stunted children, and 24th to 17th in Infant Mortality rate. However, it still lags in women empowerment, with 63.5% of female population aged 6+ attending school…