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And Black women, who historically have higher chances of dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after, saw their rates go from 31.6 to 43.6 per 100,000 live births.While maternal ...
On July 10, 2022, 2 weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, 27-year old Yeni Glick of Luling, Texas died due to pregnancy related complications. Due to Texas' abortion ban, at no point during any of her more than five hospital visits was an abortion mentioned or recommended, despite its potential to increase her chances of survival. [163] [164]
Infant deaths in Texas rose by nearly 13% the year after SB8 was passed, from 1,985 in 2021 to 2,240 in 2022. During that same period, infant deaths rose by about 2% nationwide.
Among Texas’ Hispanic teens, the rate rose 1.2%, or an increase from 27.22 to 27.56 births per 1,000. For non-Hispanic white teens, the fertility rate fell 5%, from 11.71 births to 11.13 births ...
In reproductive health, obstetric transition is a concept around the secular trend of countries gradually shifting from a pattern of high maternal mortality to low maternal mortality, from direct obstetric causes of maternal mortality to indirect causes, aging of maternal population, and moving from the natural history of pregnancy and childbirth to institutionalization of maternity care ...
A recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that maternal mortality – deaths that occur during pregnancy or within 42 days after delivery – increased by 40% in 2021. This figure affirmed that the US is the most dangerous rich country to live in during pregnancy or childbirth.
There was a 44% decline in the maternal death rate between 1990 and 2015. However, 830 women died every day in 2015 from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth and for every woman who dies, 20 or 30 encounter injuries, infections or disabilities. Most of these deaths and injuries are preventable. [117] [118]
A Texas judge ruled a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN December 12, 2023 at 10:33 AM