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[45] In NYC, Black women were more likely to deliver in hospitals with a higher rate of "risk-adjusted severe maternal morbidity rates" and a study conducted in the same City revealed that if African American women delivered in the same hospitals as White women, "1000 Black women could avoid severe morbid events during their delivery ...
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]
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]
“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 ...
Everything contributes to America's maternal health crisis: geography, social factors, racial inequality, internalized racism.
According to Race, medicaid coverage, and equity in maternal morbidity, there is a large disproportion of mothers receiving adverse reactions during or after pregnancy with Medicaid compared to those with private insurance. This research found that black women with medicaid are 50% more likely to have severe maternal mortality.
That makes bleeding to death the leading cause of maternal mortality. A $1-$2 plastic sheet hung at the edge of a bed could save a life each time it’s used, according to the report.