U.S. infant mortality rate rises for first time in over 2 decades

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Prove it.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

It's a sign of republicans sabotaging healthcare.

True.

“Some states have particularly high rates, too. Mississippi and Alabama, for example, both were above 63 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2018 and 2021, according to the Milken Institute.

[…]

Many of the states with the highest mortality rates are ones with poor access to care — and where some of the strictest abortion restrictions are in place.

[…]

And abortion restrictions are likely related to the growth of maternal care deserts. An analysis released this spring found that new doctors applying to medical residency programs were likelier to avoid states with the most stringent abortion curbs.”

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/02/maternal-mortality-birth-death-disparities

Conservativism has rendered far too much of America a third world country.

 

[surada]

Could this be a sign of a poorly run country in decline.

Nope. If you break this down it's minority mothers and Texans.

 

[surada]

Now you are bloviating

Just admit that migrants are reducing healthcare for Americans

The data is much older than the immigrant surge.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Very disappointing. Infant mortality should be falling, not rising in the US, post Covid.

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/us-infant-mortality-rate-rises-first-time-two-decades

It's one of the indicators of how we are falling behind as a society. And we are doing so chiefly because of a dysfunctional government.

 

[MarathonMike]

It's a sign of republicans sabotaging healthcare.

I smell the odor of mendacity. Oh that's why, it's Fartimus!

 

[Crepitus]

I smell the odor of mendacity. Oh that's why, it's Fartimus!

No, that's the shit you got growing on your upper lip.

 

[initforme]

To me it's simply not an issue.