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  2. US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain ...

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    The US maternal mortality rate fell from 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 to 22.3 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the report, published Thursday by the CDC’s National ...

  3. Pregnancy deaths skyrocketed in Texas after abortion ban ...

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    Within a year, maternal mortality rose in all racial groups studied. ... during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2019 to 18.9 in 2022. Rates ...

  4. Maternal mortality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. US infant mortality rate rises for first time in more than 20 ...

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    The year before, in 2021, an analysis from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that while the total number of infant deaths had increased from 2020, the mortality rate had ...

  6. Maternity care deserts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Maternal mortality ratio - Wikipedia

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    The maternal mortality ratio is a key performance indicator (KPI) for efforts to improve the health and safety of mothers before, during, and after childbirth per country worldwide. Often referred to as MMR, it is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management ...

  8. New Data Shows Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates in ... - AOL

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    This morning, March of Dimes, a nonprofit that works to improve the health of mothers and babies, released its annual report card of the United States’ progress on combatting maternal and infant ...

  9. Black maternal mortality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of 2021, the estimated national maternal mortality rate in the United States is about 32.9 per 100,000 live births––but it is about 69.9 per 100,000 live births for Black women. [5] Furthermore, data from the CDC Pregnancy Surveillance Study shows that these higher rates of Black maternal mortality are due to higher fatality rates, not a ...