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 ...

Thursday is Maternal Health Awareness Day, and Philadelphia has a higher-than-average rate of pregnancy-related deaths.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Now, the maternal mortality rate for all mothers in the U.S. regardless of race has dropped to 18.6 deaths ... some reasons why Black women are at a higher risk of dying during pregnancy and ...