Over the last five years, nearly $90 million has gone to state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their ...

Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the ...

We know that Black women are up to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

Since its creation in 1994, MAC Viva Glam has raised more than $535 million for those in need. To support the partnership ...

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to prevent pregnancy-related complications, according to experts.In a recent ...

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the maternal mortality rate for Black women has improved, returning to pre-pandemic levels, but still remains an area of ...

In 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Black women experience a maternal mortality rate of 69.9/100,000 births — almost three times the rate of non-Hispanic white ...

The panels — called maternal mortality review committees — usually do their work quietly and out of the public eye. But that's not been the case recently in three states with strict abortion laws.

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 ...

Maternal mortality got better in 2022, the latest year we have data for. It dropped back down to 2020 levels after spiking in 2021, according to a new report from CDC.

Health officials report the rate of maternal mortality as how many people die for every 100,000 live births. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births.