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The state of Texas has failed women.” CORRECTION (Sept. 21, 2024, 8:17 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated the maternal mortality rates by demographic. The figures represent ...
The rate of Texas maternal deaths increased dramatically during the ... the provisional maternal mortality ratio jumped from 17.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019 to 37.7 two years later ...
When the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and Department of State Health Services released its biennial report last month, it showed that despite some efforts, pregnant ...
The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for the state of Texas was concluded to be the highest in the developed world in 2016, with the maternal mortality rate (MMRate) of the state surging beyond the poor MMRate of 48 states of the US (excluding California and Texas) at 23.8% to a remarkably high 35.8%. [2]
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are asking Texas’ maternal mortality committee to brief them on the controversial decision to not ...
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]
Texas had the highest infant mortality rise in the year after Dobbs; infant deaths rose 13%. [3] Many of these deaths were due to fetal abnormalities; deaths due to birth defects went up 23%, as the Texas Heartbeat Act bans all abortions after six weeks, with no exceptions for rape, incest or fetal abnormalities.
In 2022, Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee found 90% of Texas maternal deaths were preventable. The report also found that racism and discrimination contributed to maternal ...