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 ...

Clare Ath is senior policy analyst for Human Coalition, one of the largest pro-life organizations in the nation that operates a network of telecare and brick-and-mortar women's care clinics across the ...

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

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. America rightly celebrates and invests in medical breakthroughs like cancer therapies and artificial intelligence diagnostics. Yet ...

Despite being a high-income nation, the US experiences high maternal mortality rates that continue to climb. From 2018 to 2021, the rate nearly doubled, increasing from 17.4 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 ...

THEIR NAMES AND A MOTIVE HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. NEW TONIGHT... MISSISSIPPI MOTHERS ARE DYING IN CHILDBIRTH AT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE COUNTRY. THAT'S ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM THE BIRTH ...

I am a mother of three raising my family in Arkansas--a state that has confronted hard truths about maternal health and chosen to act. It is time the rest of the country does the same.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelica Geter writes about community-centered paths to health equity. Aug 28, 2025, 06:12pm EDT Mississippi high infant mortality ...