Editing Infant mortality (section)

===United Kingdom===
A study published in the [[British Medical Journal]] in 2019 found that the rate of infant mortality in England had increased with an additional 24 infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year. There was no significant change from the pre-existing trend in the most affluent areas, thus the rise disproportionately affected the poorest areas of the country, and was attributed largely to rising [[child poverty]], as a result of sustained reductions in the welfare benefits available to families with children.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2019 |title='Unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty |publisher=The Journal.ie |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/infant-mortality-poverty-england-4835780-Oct2019/ |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>