A concerning statistic from the CDC — Tennessee has the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation. Justice Department ...

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country, a crisis perpetuated by the lack of ...

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. A new U.S. government ... who has studied maternal mortality during the Covid ...

In the U.S., the maternal mortality rate is greater than in other high-income countries, with persistent racial and ethnic ...

More U.S. women ... 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 ...

Maternal mortality refers primarily to deaths that occur when a person is pregnant or has recently given birth. It can also include deaths that occur up to a year after giving birth, if the cause of ...

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. Past research has found wide racial disparities in such deaths, with Black women dying at a far higher rate than ...

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. women ... 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 ...