The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to midwives.

The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted all pregnant women, but post-pandemic the racial gap in maternal ...

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The mortality rate for Black mothers in the U.S. has not improved, per data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The pregnancy ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Mike DeWine recently signed the Strong Foundations Act into law, which aims to address Ohio’s infant mortality crisis ... available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.