Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

A Centers for Disease Control study shows that even though maternal mortality rates dropped overall in the U.S., black women ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The mortality rate for Black mothers in the U.S. has not improved, per data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The pregnancy ...

The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all pregnant women, but post-pandemic, the racial gap in maternal ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...

In the past few weeks, the National Indian Health Board opened a funding opportunity for maternal health awareness; a federally-recognized tribe signed a first-of-its-kind data sharing agreement with ...

Black women in the US died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal ... need The Centers for Disease Control and ...