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Black women have 3.4 times the risk of maternal death from pregnancy complications compared to white women. [74] Black women over 40 years old have the highest risk of pregnancy-related deaths of any group, at 192 deaths per 100,000 live births. [74] Cardiomyopathy, thrombotic pulmonary embolism, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy ...
The replacement fertility rate is 2.1 births per female for most developed countries (in the United Kingdom, for example), but can be as high as 3.5 in undeveloped countries because of higher mortality rates, especially child mortality. [9]
In 2020, 40.5% of births were to unmarried women. The following is a breakdown by race for unwed births: 28.4% Non-Hispanic White, 70.4% Non-Hispanic Black, and 52.8% Hispanic (of any race). [97] The drop in the birth rate from 2007 to 2009 is believed to be associated with the Great Recession. [98]
The maternal mortality rate of Black women in 2021 was 2.6 times higher than the rate of white ... The idea that having a Black obstetrician might make Black patients feel safer during pregnancy ...
THE A-WORD: Black women have worse pregnancy outcomes than any other racial group, being more likely to die in childbirth and more likely to have their babies die. Sheila Flynn and Alicja Hagopian ...
This is a list of U.S. states, federal district, and territories by total fertility rate. Total Fertility Rate by U.S. state in 2021 according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention Fertility rate by State 2008 - 2020
[45] In NYC, Black women were more likely to deliver in hospitals with a higher rate of "risk-adjusted severe maternal morbidity rates" and a study conducted in the same City revealed that if African American women delivered in the same hospitals as White women, "1000 Black women could avoid severe morbid events during their delivery ...
Compared to white women, the rate of HIV infection is disproportionately high in Black and Hispanic women. These groups account for 75% of infection among women. [204] There is also a gap in contraceptive use between white and Black women. These disparities are partly due to lack of health insurance and financial costs. [204]