US maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after 3 years of increases: CDC
A new report published Thursday found that maternal mortality rates declined in the U.S. in 2022 after at least three years of increases.
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After a sharp rise in the number of women dying in childbirth, which was likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows that the mortality rate is returning to pre-coronavirus levels and the racial disparities in who’s most likely to die remain.
The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows
After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
US maternal mortality rates return to prepandemic level
That's a drop from 2022, when 817 maternal deaths were reported. In 2021, during the pandemic, the number spiked to 1,205 deaths. Before the pandemic, in 2020, 861 maternal deaths were reported. The CDC and the World Health Organization classify maternal mortality as a death during pregnancy or childbirth and up to 42 days after the pregnancy if it could be related to the pregnancy.
Maternal mortality went down in 2022 after spiking in 2021, new CDC report shows
Maternal mortality got better in 2022, the latest year we have data for. It dropped back down to 2020 levels after spiking in 2021, according to a new report from CDC.
Maternal deaths are falling in the U.S., but racial disparities remain
Maternal deaths are dropping, but racial disparities in mortality rates still persist, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maternal deaths fell to 817 in 2022,
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