New data from the CDC shows that Black women are three and a half times more likely to die due to pregnancy complications ...

released updated data on the U.S. maternal mortality rate. Maternal mortality has been a salient topic in recent years, since reports from the CDC and some state health agencies have found short ...

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.

and the United States has higher rates of maternal death than any other high-income nation. Philadelphia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. Nationally, while it's ...

Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...