Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are down, according to numbers from the CDC. "I think it gives us energy to keep moving forward with all the projects that we've been doing over the last few years ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

But there can be changes between the provisional and final numbers ...

A new CDC analysis shows U.S. maternal deaths keep edging down. On Wednesday, the CDC reported 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or soon after birth.

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...

In response to maternal deaths in the state, the Virginia Department of Health has launched a new website to provide information and resources from state agencies and partners to expecting women.

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

Amber Greene will never forget the nine weeks she spent in the hospital when she gave birth to her twins at 28 weeks pregnant ...