Joshua HollandOct 15, 2023

We're going to see a serious spike in maternal and infant mortality rates in these red states. And it will add to the growing red/blue state life expectancy gap that gets far too little attention.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/3-hospitals-closing-maternity-labor-delivery-units-alabama-rcna111374

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As 3 Alabama hospitals prepare to close maternity units, fears rise

Three Alabama hospitals will stop delivering babies, leaving two counties without birthing hospitals and a predominantly Black area of Birmingham without a maternity unit.

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@JoshuaHolland Alabama already has the 3rd highest infant mortality rate by state. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252064/us-infant-mortality-rate-by-ethnicity-2011/
Infant mortality rate by state U.S. 2021 | Statista

The states with the highest infant mortality rates are Mississippi and Arkansas. North Dakota has the lowest infant mortality rate in the United States.

Statista
Oct 15, 2023 at 4:15pmWeb