The United States’ maternal mortality rate has improved in recent years, but it continues to lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic ...
One exception is that among non-Hispanic Black women, cardiovascular conditions are the most common cause of maternal mortality. These typically linger postpartum and sometimes sh ...
The exceptionally high U.S. maternal mortality rate may be a grim topic, but it's also one of health care's solvable problems ...
In a letter to the state surgeon general, dozens of maternal health advocates say a new state plan to reduce maternal mortality fails to address systemic racism and puts an undue burden on individuals ...
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation's highest rates, while the largest increases in ...
The U.S. maternal mortality rate is “terrible,” says Vox, and it’s at a “crisis level.” The New York Times says “we can stop” rising maternal mortality, which, they also say, is caused by (presumably ...
WASHINGTON -- Infection remains a top cause of maternal mortality with most infection-related maternal deaths being preventable, a descriptive study of Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) data ...
Jain is a dual M.D./M.P.H. student at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Hinojos is an M.B.A./M.P.A. dual degree student at the ...
The launch of Moms.gov comes amid many new programs and initiatives to support American mothers and families — here’s why they are needed.
In a state where women die from pregnancy-related causes at more than double the national average, Louisiana lawmakers ...
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