In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals.

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair of studies published in JAMA showed. In one study, there were an estimated 1.

But the effects — sampled from more than a dozen states that had abortion bans — aren’t felt evenly, according to studies published in JAMA Thursday. Start the day smarter.

Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure,

A pair of new studies shows the fallout of restrictive reproductive healthcare policies: More babies were born in states that enacted abortion bans between 2021 and 2023, and infant mortality also rose in these states.