Advanced maternal age, racial or ethnic minority group status, cesarean delivery, and comorbidities were associated with higher odds of mortality and severe maternal morbidity. Advanced Search Home ...

Data collection changes key to understanding maternal mortality trends in the US, new study shows. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...

Results. The study included 1,543 maternal fatalities from 1999 to 2002 and 3,478 maternal deaths from 2018 to 2021. Between 1999-2002 and 2018-2021, MMRs increased by 144%.

Several previous studies, including a 2020 report published by the CDC, have found that maternal mortality rates appeared to significantly increase after the introduction of these checkboxes ...

Key Findings: Maternal Mortality in 2025. While the Trump administration pitches a $5,000 incentive for women to boost America’s birthrate, it’s hard to ignore the glaring disconnect with ...

In 2021, adjusted maternal death rates peaked at 18.86 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births after consistently remaining between 6.75 and 10.24 since 2000, and then dropped back down to 10.23 ...

OCTOBER 28, 2021 — Researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio’s College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) have conducted a study that could be key to decreasing maternal mortality ...

Texas’ maternal mortality committee should be allowed to review abortion-related deaths and have more voices from impacted communities at the table, the group’s chair said at a Friday meeting.

High rates of maternal mortality have long plagued the U.S. There’s also been another problem: poor data. Until 2018, states used to have varying procedures to note on death certificates if ...

Efforts to reduce high maternal mortality rates involve panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death. Here's a closer look at these committees what might happen next.