Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly ...

These disparities directly affect maternal health ... to the high maternal mortality rate. “Black women experience unique disparities at the intersection of gender and race that are often ...

The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births, up from 18.6 the year before. The CDC counts women who die while pregnant, during childbirth and up to 42 days after birth from ...

That’s up from 669 deaths in 2023, but down from 2022 and 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births ...

However, there are still some sharp differences in mortality rates ... of maternal mortality for African-American women versus women that are not African American, so of any other race,” Dr ...

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new study challenges the prevailing view on the maternal death rate in the United States. The findings show that the rates of maternal death were stable between 1999-2002 and ...

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among wealthy nations. Death rates among pregnant and postpartum women vary greatly in the U.S. by race and ethnicity, with research ...