Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from the agency’s ...
The United States’ maternal mortality rate has improved in recent years, but it continues to lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic ...
Because the primary causes of pregnancy-related mortality vary by race and ethnicity, it is crucial to consider whether ...
In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. In 2023, Louisiana had one of the ...
Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A new U.S. government paper documenting an increase in maternal ...
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More American women died around the time of childbirth last year than in 2023, according to provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday. The maternal ...
AURORA, Colo. -- States with more maternal-fetal medicine physicians had lower rates of maternal mortality, according to a cross-sectional analysis of nearly 15 million births. States with a low ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...
Thursday is Maternal Health Awareness Day, 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 ...