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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...