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Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data

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Study: 12.7% rise in infant mortality in Texas after Senate Bill 8 ban on abortion after fetal heartbeat is detected.

Authors: This suggests women delivering more babies with severe congenital malformations who have no hope of survival beyond a few hours , days or, at most, a few weeks .

Birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality, accounting for about 20% of deaths in the first year of life.

Even if screening might still fall within abortion cutoffs, the probability to detect adverse outcomes in utero varies substantially.

For example, valproic acid is a medication that treats epilepsy, migraine and some mental health disorders.

Currently, there is no law addressing instances when an adverse outcome is probable but cannot be confirmed before delivery.

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