US maternal mortality rate declines to its lowest since 2018, CDC data shows

Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...
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Addressing Maternal Mortality: What Today’s Ob-Gyns Can Do Differently

Despite being a high-income nation, the US experiences high maternal mortality rates that continue to climb. From 2018 to 2021, the rate nearly doubled, increasing from 17.4 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 ...
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U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A new U.S. government paper documenting an increase in maternal ...
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Pregnancy Checkbox on Death Certificates Mainly Behind Spike in Maternal Deaths

The addition of the pregnancy checkbox on death certificates in 2003 was responsible for most of the spike in maternal deaths since 2000. However, in 2021, adjusted maternal death rates peaked at ...
South Carolina Public Radio

How South Carolina compares to national trends in maternal mortality

New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better ...
Medscape

Limited Access to Maternity Care Is Linked to Significantly Higher Risk for Maternal and Pregnancy Deaths

Analysis of 14,772,210 live births revealed that counties designated as maternity care deserts faced significantly higher maternal mortality rates than those with full access to care. Desert counties ...
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Report: Tennessee has worst score in US for maternal mortality, among worst for infant mortality

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...