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 ...

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 ...

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%.

About The Study: While maternal mortality remains unacceptably high among all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., American Indian and Alaska Native and Black individuals are at increased risk ...

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 ...

The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from ...

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.

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 ...

However, the new CDC data indicate that between 2022 and 2023, the U.S. maternal mortality rate fell, from 22.3 per 100,000 live births to 18.6 — a decline of nearly 17 percent. This is the ...

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.