After the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, infant mortality overall increased by 7% and for infants with disabilities by 10%.

There were 247 more infant deaths per month than expected in the seven to 14 months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health decision, the study found.That was 7% higher ...

The infant mortality rate was higher than expected in the US in several months after the Dobbs decision and never dropped to rates that were lower than expected, a new study found.

Source Reference: Singh P, Gallo MF "National trends in infant mortality in the US after Dobbs" JAMA Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4276. Share on Facebook.

About The Study: Infant mortality was higher than expected, overall and among those with congenital anomalies, for several months after the Dobbs decision in the U.S. No post-Dobbs months (i.e ...

Infant mortality rose 7%, and infant deaths with congenital anomalies increased 10% in the year following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade ...

U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born with chromosomal ...

In the seven to 14 months after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the U.S. had a 7% increase in infant mortality, and a higher increase among babies with birth defects.

Nine times, the observed infant mortality rate was higher than the expected rate, ... Altogether, Singh and Gallo tallied 247 additional infant deaths in the 1½ years after Dobbs, ...

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Of the extra infant deaths counted since the 2022 Dobbs decision, congenital anomalies caused the vast majority. Researchers link that to the abortion ruling.