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

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.

Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...

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

According to a new study, homicide and suicide are the leading causes of maternal death in the US. Yet, these deaths are ...

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 ...

Cory Booker and other Senators have reintroduced a resolution that would federally recognize Maternal Health Awareness Day.

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, is taking steps to improve maternal health with a $17 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

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

In 2023, Black women in the U.S. faced a maternal death rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women, despite an overall decline in maternal mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic initially impacted ...