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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 ...
A report on maternal mortality in Texas was supposed to be published in September. It won’t be made public until the middle of 2023.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas led a letter calling for a briefing on why the state won’t review 2022 and 2023 deaths.
[17] The maternal mortality rates in Texas have been a source of concern as well as much discussion. From 2000 to 2010, the maternal mortality rate in Texas increased from 17.7 (for every 100,000 live births) to 18.6. [3] It must be noted that during this period, in 2006, Texas included the consideration of pregnancy on its death certificate. [3]
Texas ranks among the bottom 10 states for the rate of maternal mortality. Tarrant County’s maternal death rate is higher than the state average, with 25.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for the state of Texas was concluded to be the highest in the developed world in 2016, with the maternal mortality rate (MMRate) of the state surging beyond the poor MMRate of 48 states of the US (excluding California and Texas) at 23.8% to a remarkably high 35.8%. [2]
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]
When the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and Department of State Health Services released its biennial report last month, it showed that despite some efforts, pregnant ...