The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The mortality rate for Black mothers in the U.S. has not improved, per data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The pregnancy ...

Discover the latest CDC report on maternal mortality rates in 2023, revealing a drop for all but Black women. Learn about the analysis of age and race ...

According to CDC data, Black mothers' pregnancy-related death rate is more than three times that of any other racial or ethnic group. Also, disparities between expert recommendations and guidelines ...

The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world — and it’s getting worse. The rate ...

The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions that could lead to a mother's death.

New York and Massachusetts had the highest maternal-fetal medicine physician density, followed by other Northeast states as ...

Black women in the US died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Pregnant women are more likely to die of violence than any medical cause in the U.S. and are at greater risk for violent ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.