Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney ...

The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality across the state. Newly released data show that Mississippi’s infant ...

A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...

Ever since the New post-Roe Order began in 2022, abortion bans have led to doctor shortages, driven up family poverty numbers, and caused unconscionable suffering. According to a new study, it’s also ...

Adorned with balloons and celebratory flowers, the maternity ward is often seen as the beacon of hope at a hospital. But for many families, childbirth is a challenging, dangerous and sometimes even ...

Over the last two decades, U.S. neonatal mortality has generally declined, though not all leading causes of death followed this trend. There were 283,696 neonatal deaths from perinatal complications, ...

As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim ...

State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, right, presents to the interim public health committee on Sept. 25, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) As Indiana’s maternal and infant ...

As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke Thursday to the state’s ...