Maternal death rates fall as disparities widen: CDC
Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...
Black maternal mortality rate rises as other groups see declines
Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.
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States With More Maternal-Fetal Specialists Had Lower Rates of Maternal Death
New York and Massachusetts had the highest maternal-fetal medicine physician density, followed by other Northeast states as ...
Idaho’s maternal death rate sharply drops, new state government report finds
Newly reassembled after state lawmakers let it expire, Idaho Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases 2023 report ...
Becker's Hospital Review7d
Black maternal mortality rates rise while others fall: 5 notes
Discover the latest CDC report on maternal mortality rates in 2023, revealing a drop for all but Black women. Learn about the analysis of age and race ...
The Hindu6d
Tiruchi’s maternal mortality ratio comes down with increased monitoring
Tiruchi district has recorded a significant reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) largely due to the concerted effort by health authorities to track and monitor the condition of health ...
PBS8d
Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth
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 mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but ...
The Washington Informer7d
Black Maternal Mortality Remains a Crisis in D.C. and Nationwide Despite Overall Decline
Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...
Maternal and neonatal death rates saw a big dip in 30 years: Union Health Minister
India's impressive reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality rates highlighted by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in Rajya Sabha.
healthday13d
Increase Seen in Infant Mortality From Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
For Black versus Asian infants, the rate ratios were ... study found that infant mortality from SUID has increased ...
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Tanzania's Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa [press release]
Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political ...