MedPage Today October 21, 2024
Jennifer Henderson

— Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion

Nationwide, infant mortality was higher than expected in the months that followed the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that eliminated federal abortion protections, researchers found.

After the Dobbs decision in June 2022, approximately 0.38 (95% CI 0.09-0.67) additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births overall and 0.13 (95% CI 0.09-0.17) additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births with congenital anomalies occurred through 2023 compared with rates from 2018 to the ruling, reported Parvati Singh, PhD, and Maria Gallo, PhD, both of Ohio State University in Columbus.

These findings corresponded with a 7% absolute increase in infant mortality overall, representing 247 excess deaths, and...

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