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US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data ...
Improving Health Care Access Is Key to Solving Maternal Mortality Crisis
"You can educate these patients all you want," UConn Health's Dr. Richard Wagner said, "but if they don't have insurance, how ...
Maternal deaths rise, reversing two-year trend
More American women died around the time of childbirth last year than in 2023, according to provisional data released by the ...
Maternal deaths doubled in the US during the height of COVID, new Brown University study finds
Increases were reported “across nearly every age and racial group” during the health crisis in 2021, according to researchers ...
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US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
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 ...
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US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
DOCTOR TONYA WRIGHT WITH PENN STATE HEALTH’S OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DIVISION, SAYS FOUR OUT OF FIVE MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. SHE SAID HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS NEED TO LOOK AT REDUCING ...