From 2016 to 2020, Black women in Harris County faced the highest pregnancy-related death rate in the United States—a ...

Preventable pregnancy-related deaths rose and stark racial disparities remained in the Illinois Department of Public Health’s most recent maternal mortality report. The report studied 219 deaths that ...

US pregnancy and postpartum deaths receive substantial news coverage, and reporting is frequently alarmist. This summer, a LiveScience article claimed that “pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in ...

The state's latest maternal mortality report, published Monday, Jan. 12, found that American Indian and Black Minnesotans face higher maternal mortality risk compared to the overall state population.

The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities ...

Blood clots remain the leading cause of death during pregnancy followed by cardiac disease while suicide is the leading cause ...

Maternal mortality rates are on the rise for all races in the United States and are strongly affected by the health of a woman before she conceives, a Texas advisory committee to the U.S Commission on ...

Maternal infection and sepsis are major causes of maternal death and severe illness worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Inconsistent implementation of evidence-based ...

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Leading causes include blood clots, cardiac disease, and suicide, with unsafe conditions and underinvestment exacerbating the ...

Official data found there were 252 maternal deaths from 2022 to 2024, which is 20% higher than the rates from 2009 to 2011.