Another reader felt that the biggest benefits of a falling human population will be to the planet itself: “Less pollution, less deforestation, less mass extinctions of other species, etc., etc.

The US maternal mortality rate is higher than most high-income countries, with significant racial disparities, particularly among Black and Native American women. Effective policies include expanding ...

Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers ...

For the first time in two decades, the United States saw a rise in the infant mortality rate. According to new data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate reached 5.6 ...

Your zip code can be more powerful than your genetic code when determining the health outcomes of mother and baby.

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 ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Community Action Team and the Vanderburgh County Health Department announced a significant decline in the rate of infant mortality over the past year. According to a ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Health care providers are saying community collaboration and partnerships with several local health ...

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 ...