U.S. maternal mortality rates have more than doubled in the last …
WEBJul 4, 2023 · The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at...
Maternal mortality numbers in the U.S. have been overestimated ... - NPR
WEBMar 13, 2024 · A new study suggests the national U.S. maternal mortality rate is actually much lower than that: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 births. The widely reported issue of racial disparities in U.S....
US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The US maternal mortality rate fell from 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 to 22.3 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the report, published Thursday by the CDC’s National...
Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
WEBMay 28, 2023 · The new figures come amid a troubling rise in deaths of pregnant women and new mothers in the United States, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the industrialized world.
Maternal mortality rates improve in latest CDC report, following …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · After spiking in 2021, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. improved significantly the following year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data...
New study challenges scale of maternal health crisis in the US - CNN
WEBMar 12, 2024 · Using the methodology from the National Vital Statistics System, the maternal death rate increased from about 9.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1999 to 2002 to 23.6 deaths per 100,000...
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: …
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.
Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Between 2000 and 2020, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) dropped by about 34% worldwide. Almost 95% of all maternal deaths occurred in low and lower middle-income countries in 2020.
Maternal Mortality: Beating the Status Quo - U.S. News & World …
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Roughly 1,200 people died during pregnancy or in the 42 days afterward from pregnancy-related causes in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mothers in this...
New global targets to prevent maternal deaths
WEBOct 5, 2021 · The Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) initiative, which includes a broad coalition of partners working in maternal and newborn health, has established new coverage targets and milestones that need to be achieved by 2025 if the SDGs are to be met.