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Aftershock is a documentary that sheds light on the systemic failures of the U.S. maternal health system, which disproportionately endanger the lives of Black women. . Centered on the tragic, preventable deaths of Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac during childbirth, the film follows their grieving partners, Omari Maynard and Bruce McIntyre, as they transform their pain into
After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ...
In March 2022, the CDC sent out additional guidance to death certifiers, which resulted in some states implementing a process in which certifiers confirm additional information for maternal deaths ...
Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019 to 18.9 in 2022.
Race plays a role in maternal mortality. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. [9] This is 2.6 times the rate for White women. [1] Approximately 1 in 6 Black infants were born in maternity care deserts and 1 in 4 Native American babies were born in maternity care deserts. [1]
The CDC reported an increase in the maternal mortality ratio in the United States from 18.8 deaths per 100,000 births to 23.8 deaths per 100,000 births between 2000 and 2014, a 26.6% increase. [6] The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020. [7]
The CDC report published Thursday found the national fetal mortality rate in 2022 had declined 4% from 2021 and noted there had been a 27% drop in fetal deaths since 1990. In 2022, there were ...
Own work from Maternal deaths and mortality rates by state, 2018-2022 and 2018-2021 (previous map). Listed at Data Files and Resources. National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). National Center for Health Statistics. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.