There is nothing quite like the feeling of holding your baby for the first time. It is a moment that so many new parents ...

Maternal deaths spiked during… The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 in December 2024, an increase from 18.6 the year before. Maternal deaths rise, reversing two-year trend ...

Every day, a woman dies in the U.S. from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth — deaths that could often be ...

Finally, a study analyzing maternal mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the pandemic's impact on maternal health, particularly among marginalized groups.

For instance, before the COVID-19 pandemic, maternal mortality for non-Hispanic Black women was 20.7 per 100,000 live births compared with 5.0 for non-Hispanic White women.

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 ...

Since 2000, the global maternal mortality rate has nearly halved worldwide. The numbers went from almost half a million women dying from childbirth on an annual basis at the turn of the century to ...

Rising cases of women, especially mothers, killing their children reveal a tragic link to mental illness, emotional trauma, and poor coping mechanisms.

If there is a commitment and a will to stop preventable maternal deaths there is no limit to the varieties of proactive ...

“It was intoxicating,” she said. About 141 new mothers died from pregnancy in Georgia from 2020 to 2022. But maternal mortality is a bellwether for larger problems, such as lack of general ...

Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with alarming maternal and newborn mortality rates, placing it among the most challenged states in India in terms of public ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new project called Project M.O.M. launched within the Louisiana Department of Health seeks to reduce maternal overdose death rates.The initiative was ...