More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data ...

The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 in December 2024, an increase from 18.6 the year before.   ...

"You can educate these patients all you want," UConn Health's Dr. Richard Wagner said, "but if they don't have insurance, how ...

Increases were reported “across nearly every age and racial group” during the health crisis in 2021, according to researchers ...

Public health researchers untangle two decades of maternal mortality data and find that while early increases were driven by ...

The introduction of the pregnancy checkbox on death certificates was responsible for most of the spike in maternal deaths in ...

In January, Health Minister Amine Tahraoui announced a 70% reduction in the natural mortality rate over the past two decades.

That’s up from 669 deaths in 2023, but down from 2022 and 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births ...