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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year for the first time in two decades. The rate refers to the number of infants who died before their first birthdays out of every 1,000 live births. The U.S. recorded 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, a 3% increase over the previous year, according to a report Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The last year-to-year increase was from 2001 to 2002, when the rate similarly rose by 3%.
Instead, the report found an increase in infants who died from pregnancy complications, such as the cervix’s opening too early or the amniotic sac’s rupturing before labor begins. Such complications can lead to premature birth, miscarriage or infection. The report also detected an increase in the number of infants who died from bacterial sepsis — a life-threatening response to infection — in 2022.
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