Infant mortality in the U.S. worsened after Supreme Court limited abortion access
2 months ago

Infant mortality in the U.S. worsened after Supreme Court limited abortion access

LA Times  

Within months of the Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, infant mortality rates in the United States were significantly higher, according to a new study. Infant deaths have increased in the United States since the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade and allowed states to make abortion illegal, researchers reported Monday. The change became detectable three months after the June 2022 ruling with an elevated rate of infant mortality involving babies born with serious congenital anomalies, the researchers found. Then they used that information to estimate what the country’s monthly infant mortality rates would have been up through December 2023 if the Supreme Court hadn’t allowed states to limit or ban abortion.

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Why does the US have such a high maternal mortality rate?
4 months, 1 week ago

Why does the US have such a high maternal mortality rate?

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the US’s method for recording maternal deaths obscures underlying causes that need to be addressed. The US has the highest maternal mortality rate of all high-income countries, at 22 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to analysis published by the Commonwealth Fund in June. Some studies suggest that the high rate of US maternal mortality can be attributed …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Associated Press  

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. AP AUDIO: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds AP correspondent …

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows

LA Times  

Opponents of Texas’ abortion ban rally outside the state Capitol in Austin in 2022. A study released by Johns Hopkins University shows the infant death rate in Texas rose in the wake of the ban. In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published by Johns Hopkins …

Infant deaths spiked 13% in Texas following law restricting abortion, study finds
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant deaths spiked 13% in Texas following law restricting abortion, study finds

Salon  

A restrictive abortion law in Texas has been linked to in a sharp uptick in infant mortality that other states did not experience, a new study has found. Pediatric heath researchers from John Hopkins University report the number of newborn babies dying in Texas has increased by approximately 13% since the state's near-total abortion ban went into effect, according to …

Rise in infant mortality shows that the US needs to take better care of its moms
1 year, 1 month ago

Rise in infant mortality shows that the US needs to take better care of its moms

Live Mint  

New provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer a horrible statistic: The infant death rate in the US rose by 3% in 2022 to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, the first significant increase in about 20 years. We should consider even one year’s reversal in infant deaths, a rate already exceeding that of America’s …

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades
1 year, 1 month ago

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national rate rose to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, up from from 5.44 per 1,000 the year before, the new report said. More than 30 states saw …

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Associated Press  

The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds. The changes reflect major shifts after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022 handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that had …

Breastfeeding linked to 33 percent decline in infant mortality, study finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Breastfeeding linked to 33 percent decline in infant mortality, study finds

Salon  

There are many benefits to breastfeeding. Yet, women in the U.S. often face many barriers, such as lack of paid parental leave, inflexibility in work hours, lack of locations to express milk, privacy and overall lactation support. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine strengthens the case to promote and support breastfeeding, providing estimates that breastfed …

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate
1 year, 5 months ago

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

Associated Press  

Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. “It’s a call to action to all of us to understand the root causes — to understand that some of it is about health care and access to health care, but a lot of it is about structural racism and the …

How are new abortion laws affecting women in the United States?
2 years, 2 months ago

How are new abortion laws affecting women in the United States?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, October 12 at 19:30 GMT: It’s been more than 100 days since the United States Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. This means almost one in three American women of reproductive age – disproportionally poorer women and those of colour – now live in a state with no abortion options, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Fearful …

Why overturning Roe vs Wade will hurt America
2 years, 5 months ago

Why overturning Roe vs Wade will hurt America

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: America is split down the middle after the US Supreme Court struck down on June 24 the 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling that recognised American women’s constitutional right to abortion. Data from US government’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention shows that about 630,000 legal abortions took place in 2019 in US, while New York-based Guttmacher Institute, a …

Restricting Abortion Just Makes it More Deadly, Says UN After US Supreme Court Ruling
2 years, 5 months ago

Restricting Abortion Just Makes it More Deadly, Says UN After US Supreme Court Ruling

News 18  

Restricting abortion access does not stop people seeking the procedure “it only makes it more deadly,” a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 1973 decision legalizing abortion. “Sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation of a life of choice, empowerment and equality for the world’s women and girls,” …

Abortion: How Things Stand in US as Court Prepares to Rule
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion: How Things Stand in US as Court Prepares to Rule

News 18  

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver an opinion by the end of June that could roll back 50 years of abortion rights in the United States. This is the state of affairs in the country ahead of the much-anticipated ruling by the nation’s highest court: Roe v. Wade In the absence of any federal laws, it is the 1973 …

U.S. abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines

LA Times  

Ahead of a historic Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe vs. Wade, the nation recorded its first significant increase in the abortion rate in more than three decades, according to new statistics. Lisa Matsubara, vice president of policy and general counsel of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, echoed that conclusion, saying that the analysis “shows that there is, …

7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked
2 years, 7 months ago

7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked

NPR  

7 persistent claims about abortion, fact-checked Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Since the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision ruled that women have a constitutional right to end their pregnancies, proponents and opponents of abortion rights have worked to own the conversation over the issue. Overall, in 2017, pregnancy …

US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling
2 years, 7 months ago

US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling

Associated Press  

The abortion landscape has changed in the United States since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. —The 2019 rate was 11.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, compared with 16.3 per 1,000 in 1973. —In 1973, there were more than 160 pregnancies per 1,000 women in their 20s, compared with about 110 per 1,000 by …

Adoption means abortion just isn't necessary, SCOTUS claims: That's even worse than it sounds
2 years, 7 months ago

Adoption means abortion just isn't necessary, SCOTUS claims: That's even worse than it sounds

Salon  

"Less abortion, more adoption. During oral arguments, Barrett, who is herself an adoptive mother, suggested that the existence of safe-haven laws and adoption in general rendered moot the pro-choice argument that abortion access protects women from "forced motherhood." From roughly 1945 to 1972 — the year before the Supreme Court's original Roe v. Wade decision — somewhere between 1.5 million …

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year
2 years, 10 months ago

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year

Associated Press  

Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. Among Black people, there were 55 maternal deaths per 100,000 births — almost triple the rate for whites. Many people put off medical care early in the pandemic for fear of catching …

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