Idaho’s maternal death rate sharply drops, new state government report finds
Newly reassembled after state lawmakers let it expire, Idaho Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases 2023 report ...
Maternal death rates fall as disparities widen: CDC
Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...
Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Despite Overall Decline In U.S.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more ...
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Homicide, suicide leading causes of maternal death in US
Pregnant women are more likely to die of violence than any medical cause in the U.S. and are at greater risk for violent ...
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The #1 cause of maternal death in the US: suicide/homicide
According to a new study, homicide and suicide are the leading causes of maternal death in the US. Yet, these deaths are ...
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State-Level Data Show How Homicide, Suicide, Overdose Drive Pregnancy-Associated Mortality
Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont were the only 3 states to not report any pregnancy-associated firearm-related deaths from ...
Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...
National study finds homicide and suicide are top causes of maternal death
In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of maternal mortality, which include bleeding, infection, hypertension, and ...
Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data
Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the ...