Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

In 2024, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births — the lowest level since 2018, according to a CDC report published March 4. Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 ...

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a ...

In 2023, there was a drop in the maternal mortality rate for all but Black women, according to a Feb. 5 CDC report. The report collected maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the ...

The public has been sold the lie that abortion keeps women safe and, by extension, reduces maternal mortality rates. We’ve been told lack of access to so-called reproductive care will kill women.

In a major push to reverse Indiana’s high rates of infant and maternal mortality, Indiana University Health announced Monday it has awarded $3.7 million to four community organizations.