The increases were particularly stark among babies born to Native American, Alaska Native and white mothers in 2022. Rates among Black infants remained highest of all. By Roni Caryn Rabin The number ...

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ...

The study analyzed four years of nationwide data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and found large disparities based on state, race, and ethnicity. The study analyzed four ...

This story and visualization are part of our new “Data In Your Life” series, in which we mine public databases to tell quick stories about the world around us. In a matter of a year, Georgia’s ...

Gov. Kristi Noem has touted South Dakota's nation-leading fertility rate, but the state's high infant and maternal mortality rates haven't been a part of that image. In recent months, as the state's ...

Michiganders failed to reach 100,000 live births in 2023 for the first time in more than 80 years. The state reported 99,178 live births, which was down about 3.2% from 2022 and continued a downward ...

Fewer live births were recorded in Redditch last year, new figures show – despite the number rising across England for the first time since 2021. It comes days after Education Secretary Bridget ...

Fewer live births were recorded in Waltham Forest last year, new figures show – despite the number rising across England for the first time since 2021. It comes days after Education Secretary Bridget ...