The US infant mortality rate rose 3% last year – the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths – maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.
RSV and flu infections rebounded last fall after two years of pandemic precautions, filling pediatric emergency rooms across the country.
“That could potentially account for some of it,” said Eichenwald, who chairs an American Academy of Pediatrics committee that writes guidelines for medical care of newborns.
The US infant mortality rate has been worse than other high-income countries, which experts have attributed to poverty, inadequate prenatal care and other possibilities.
Overall in the US, the death rate fell 5% in 2022 – a general decrease that has been attributed to the waning impact of the Covid pandemic, especially on people 65 and older.
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The US infant mortality rate rose 3% last year – the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths – maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.
RSV and flu infections rebounded last fall after two years of pandemic precautions, filling pediatric emergency rooms across the country.
“That could potentially account for some of it,” said Eichenwald, who chairs an American Academy of Pediatrics committee that writes guidelines for medical care of newborns.
The US infant mortality rate has been worse than other high-income countries, which experts have attributed to poverty, inadequate prenatal care and other possibilities.
Overall in the US, the death rate fell 5% in 2022 – a general decrease that has been attributed to the waning impact of the Covid pandemic, especially on people 65 and older.
The original article contains 495 words, the summary contains 152 words. Saved 69%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!