As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant ...

House Bill 2117 would require the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee to review cases every year instead of ...

Maternal mortality rates have dropped 17% since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but the U.S. still has high rates, indicating ...

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 Cardiology ...

This figure aligns with maternal mortality rates observed in other European countries, such as France and the United Kingdom. This estimate was obtained using an innovative methodology ...

Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth The leading causes of maternal mortality include severe bleeding (postpartum haemorrhage), infections (including ...

A new study shows Ohio’s struggle to improve infant and maternal mortality has roots in systemic issues like health care access, poverty and, above all, racism.

The age-adjusted mortality rate for CVD-related maternal deaths rose from 3.62 to 9.08 per million women, peaking at 10.52 in 2021. Contributing factors include rising hypertension, diabetes ...