Despite being a high-income nation, the US experiences high maternal mortality rates that continue to climb. From 2018 to ...

A total of 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births were found in Black mothers in the US, the highest maternal mortality rate in the country, whereas American Indian/Alaska Natives had a maternal ...

The infant mortality rate was 55.0 per 1000 live births following maternal pregnancy-associated death vs 4.0 when the mother survived.

Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a ...

During the 2015–20 review period, Connecticut averaged 15.6 pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births, with more than half occurring after delivery.

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

Texas committee report highlights the importance of robust data collection to highlight racial disparities to address high ...

As Indiana’s maternal and infant mortality rates tick down, the work isn’t done for health care advocates seeking to improve the state’s outcomes. Over a dozen people spoke to the state’s Interim ...

The "Womb Bus" is a mobile wellness clinic that brings the services of the Birthing Place Foundation to under-represented ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — New data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate from 2018 to 2022. According to the report, there were 166 ...