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“The contribution of mental health conditions to the maternal morbidity and mortality crisis that we have in America is not widely recognized,” Dr. Katherine Wisner, associate chief of ...
The CDC says 80% of U.S. pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. New data found that maternal mental health issues are caused by barriers to care.
The US maternal mortality rate fell from 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 to 22.3 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the report, published Thursday by the CDC’s National ...
Women who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) form 2.2% of the population of women in the U.S., [10] and around 13% of them gave birth in maternity care deserts. [11] [2] They are more likely to experience negative outcomes including pre-term delivery, infant mortality, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality. [12] [1]
America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street ,” one African American mother strives to keep ...
CDC: "Maternal deaths include deaths of women while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes." [1] [2] Maternal mortality refers to the death of a ...
Proposed interventions to reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes target changes at individual, health care system, and health care policy levels. [1] Some states are utilizing federal block grant money for initiatives targeting reductions in maternal morbidity and mortality for Black and Hispanic women. [13]
Everything contributes to America's maternal health crisis: geography, social factors, racial inequality, internalized racism. America leads wealthy countries in maternal deaths. Our local data ...