In 2022, the United States saw a significant decrease in maternal mortality rates, with 817 deaths reported, down from 1,205 in 2021, and 680 deaths last year, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This decline marks a return to pre-pandemic levels, reversing a worrisome trend where maternal mortality had been on the rise for three consecutive years. The rate of maternal deaths was 22.3 per 100,000 live births. Despite this improvement, health experts caution that the battle against high maternal mortality rates is far from over, emphasizing the need for continued efforts to address this critical health issue.
Maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after spiking amid the pandemic, a new federal report found, but doctors say there’s more work to do. https://t.co/bnnpHr6G8z
Pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says https://t.co/yE8LpRcw3L
U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. https://t.co/IqVOaK1wRR
In 2022, 817 women died of maternal causes in the United States, compared with 1,205 in 2021 https://t.co/LaoSASBz0k https://t.co/QMMZaHrLgP
The number of women dying while pregnant is returning to pre-pandemic levels following a worrisome 2021 spike, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. https://t.co/9DDCWSFBCB
US maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after 3 years of increases: CDC https://t.co/KbYlARyJCb https://t.co/N1BHw0nJPp
In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a rate of 22.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the report . https://t.co/mvrRZOay47 https://t.co/mvrRZOay47
About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years. https://t.co/JPSTdqdJMw https://t.co/A5supsaz65
The number of women dying while pregnant is returning to pre-pandemic levels following a worrisome 2021 spike, according to a new report from the CDC. https://t.co/jKOJb0gSsP
Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. https://t.co/wdEbo3Ba82
After years on the rise, the U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased in 2022, new government data show. But maternal health experts warn there’s no reason to celebrate. https://t.co/5MUGOYQYSj
Are midwives and doulas the answer to keeping more Black babies alive? https://t.co/BPYxZML8Wf
Maternal death rates among Black women have more than doubled in the last 20 years. The black maternal health crisis is characterized by disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women compared to their White counterparts, regardless of… https://t.co/rTQtItq02A
Black & Asian doulas work hard to reduce harm & trauma before, during, and after childbirth. We can learn from their work in our efforts to eliminate the fourfold maternal mortality rate faced by Black mothers and drive up maternity care standards. https://t.co/a1Igfx02Fq
Maternal mortality in the US 🇺🇸 outstrips other industrialized nations….sorry doggo 😕 https://t.co/QHXTdDjvRO