Why has the infant mortality rate gone up? Joining Trending with Timmerie is Dr. Ingrid Skop – a pro-life obstetrician, medical researcher, and a physician who cares for women when an abortion goes wrong. (2:41) New CDC report: U.S. maternal mortality fell since pro-life laws went into effect. (17:48) New York Times investigation reveals Planned Parenthood’s patient services in dire circumstances and harming women (38:09)

Resources mentioned: 

A study that Infant Mortality Rates are Going Down:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2830298

85% of Prenatal Tests are Wrong: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/upshot/pregnancy-birth-genetic-testing.html

Previous episode with Frank Milner sharing testimony of facing a prenatal diagnosis and the loss of child Philip:  https://relevantradio.com/2024/08/rocky-star-sylvester-stallones-mom-tried-to-abort-him/ 

Be Not Afraid, a resource to help parents carrying to term a child with a prenatal diagnosis:

https://benotafraid.net/

CDC Study that Infant Mortality Rates dropped after Roe v. Wade overturned: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2023/Estat-maternal-mortality.pdf

More episodes with Dr. Ingrid Skop

https://relevantradio.com/?cat=23210&s=skop

“I’ve never needed to perform an abortion to save a woman’s life” 

https://relevantradio.com/2024/05/do-doctors-need-abortion-to-save-a-womans-life/    

Dr. Ingrid Skop’s research at the Lozier Institute

https://lozierinstitute.org/team-member/ingrid-skop-m-d-facog/ 

 Support After Abortion 

https://supportafterabortion.com/

Planned Parenthood in Crisis New York Times Article: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/planned-parenthood-clinics.html