Over the period 1990–2019, infant, under-5, and maternal mortality rates among LMICs
declined at average annualised rates of 2·6%, 3·2%, and 2·0%, respectively. Aid sanction
episodes lasting 5 years—the median duration observed in our sample—would thus negate…

Analysis of U.S. deaths of pregnant and postpartum women from 2018–2023 indicates
that obstetrical complications and disease are no longer the leading causes of maternal
death, replaced by homicide...

Objectives. To examine the association of abortion bans with changes in maternal, pregnancy-related, and pregnancy-associated mortality. Methods. Using national vital statistics data (2016–2023), we used a Bayesian panel model to examine maternal, pregnancy…