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Race plays a role in maternal mortality. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. [9] This is 2.6 times the rate for White women. [1] Approximately 1 in 6 Black infants were born in maternity care deserts and 1 in 4 Native American babies were born in maternity care deserts. [1]
The estimated maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) for 48 states and Washington, DC (excluding California and Texas) increased by 26.6%, from 18.8 in 2000 to 23.8 in 2014. [4] California showed a declining trend, whereas Texas had a sudden increase in 2011-2012. [4] The Texas rate had nearly doubled. [5]
When it came to severe pregnancy complications (aka severe maternal morbidity), the rates were very divided by race. The rate overall was 85.5 cases per 100,000 hospital deliveries in 2021 and 72. ...
[2] [3] The American Public Health Association considers maternal mortality to be a human rights issue, also noting the disparate rates of Black maternal death. [4] Race affects maternal health throughout the pregnancy continuum, beginning prior to conception and continuing through pregnancy (antepartum), during labor and childbirth ...
From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period, according to an analysis by the Gender Equity Policy ...
In 2022, Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee found 90% of Texas maternal deaths were preventable. The report also found that racism and discrimination contributed to maternal ...
The following statistics were retrieved from the CDC and show the rate of maternal mortality between 2011 and 2015 per 100000 live births: Black non-Hispanic – 42.8, American Indian/Alaskan Native non-Hispanic – 32.5, Asian/Pacific Islander non-Hispanic – 14.2, White non-Hispanic – 13.0, and Hispanic – 11.4.
The rate of Texas maternal deaths increased dramatically during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than doubling between 2019 and 2021, provisional data recently discussed at a ...