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

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

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

Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly ...

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

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

This week Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) launched a project focused on recognizing the urgent crisis of accidental ...

In 2023, the first full year without Roe, the risk of maternal death in Texas was 155% higher than in California. Hmm, I ...

The addition of the pregnancy checkbox on death certificates in 2003 was associated with an increase of 6.78 maternal deaths ...

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 ...