Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the ...

There are solutions that can improve the health of mothers and their babies. Benefits leaders can help make them available in ...

The rate of maternal mortality related to cardiovascular causes more than doubled between 1999 and 2022 in the United States, according to a study being presented at the American College of ...

ICD-codes were used to determine cause-specific deaths. Among women ages 15 to 54, there were nearly 18.5 million births between 2018 and 2022 and 6,283 pregnancy-related deaths, of which 1,891 ...

In 2021, adjusted maternal death rates peaked at 18.86 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births after consistently remaining between 6.75 and 10.24 since 2000, and then dropped back down to 10.23 ...

Nigeria’s persistent economic hardship, widespread poverty, inadequate health infrastructure, and a failing healthcare ...

Over a long and distinguished career, Professor Susan Fawcus has become known for her work trying to reduce the deaths of ...

Maternal mortality rates are rising, especially for Black women. In one community in Georgia, some women say they are losing trust in doctors and hospitals.

A new state report found most maternal deaths were preventable. Nearly all pregnancy-related deaths of Iowa residents between 2019 and 2021 were preventable, according to the most recent state ...

However, with a mortality rate of 11% to 44%, it is one of the leading causes of maternal death. A 2014 analysis noted that “AFE has become more common in recent years, for unclear reasons.” ...

Slashing funding will not only worsen the continent’s maternal mortality crisis, but will set the rights of women and girls ...