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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

(1 days ago) WEBBlack Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal health. Everyone can play a role in working to prevent pregnancy …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html

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Maternal Health: Outcomes Worsened and Disparities …

(2 days ago) WEBThis report describes, among other things, what available data show about maternal health outcomes and disparities during the pandemic. To do this work, GAO analyzed the most recently available …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105871

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Social and Structural Determinants of Health Inequities in Maternal

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Maternal mortality is a marker of national health and well-being. In the United States, unacceptably high maternal mortality persists, and our dismal …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020519/

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Eight steps for narrowing the maternal health disparity gap

(3 days ago) WEBMaternal health in the United States is in crisis. There are almost 4 million births every year in this country. 1 Delivery is the most frequent cause of hospitalization, 2 cesarean …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822100/

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Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic …

(7 days ago) WEBComprehensive reporting of disparities in maternal mortality provides evidence to guide intervention policies and benchmark progress for the prevention of …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2806661

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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: Racial Disparities …

(9 days ago) WEBThe report examines the federal role in addressing racial disparities in maternal health, including negative pregnancy-related health outcomes and pregnancy …

https://www.usccr.gov/news/2021/us-commission-civil-rights-releases-report-racial-disparities-maternal-health

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Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis - Johns Hopkins

(4 days ago) WEBPolicy Solutions . Sixty-five percent of Black birthing people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid—the joint state and federal health care program for low-income …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

(4 days ago) WEBStatistics on Black maternal health in the United States underscore serious gaps in care. Black women are three to four times more likely to die from complications …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-drives-black-maternal-health-inequities-us

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Perinatal Health of Infants

(9 days ago) WEB10.1542/6311404639112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2021-0558556311404639112BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Although racial and ethnic …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/150/5/e2021055855/189747/Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-in-the-Perinatal

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GAO-23-105871, MATERNAL HEALTH: Outcomes Worsened …

(4 days ago) WEB33There were 658 maternal deaths in 2018, 754 maternal deaths in 2019, 861 maternal deaths in 2020, and 1,178 maternal deaths in 2021. The rate of maternal deaths per …

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105871.pdf

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Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich

(3 days ago) WEBLocal maternal health programs could begin to help reduce racial disparities in the United States, too, as could a more diverse medical workforce, …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/12/upshot/child-maternal-mortality-rich-poor.html

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NIH-funded study highlights stark racial disparities in maternal …

(4 days ago) WEBRacial and ethnic disparities in maternal mortality — deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth — in the United States may be larger than previously reported, …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-study-highlights-stark-racial-disparities-maternal-deaths

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U.S. Maternal Mortality vs. 10 Countrie Commonwealth Fund

(6 days ago) WEBRacial disparities. The high maternal mortality rate in the U.S. masks dramatic variation by race and ethnicity: the number of deaths per 100,000 births for …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries

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Maternal mortality rate in U.S. declines, but racial disparities remain

(8 days ago) WEBA fter 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 …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/02/maternal-mortality-rate-united-states-decrease-2022/

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The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We …

(9 days ago) WEBThe overall maternal mortality rate in 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, up from 20.1 deaths in 2019 and 17.4 deaths in 2018. Child and adolescent mental health: …

https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2022-national-healthcare-disparities-report.html

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Income inequality and racial disparities in pregnancy-related …

(3 days ago) WEBRecent studies have begun to illuminate how social, political, economic, and environmental conditions contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in health (Bailey et al., …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734101/

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Visualizing the stark maternal health inequities in the United States

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Institute for Health Statistics published an analysis of maternal deaths in 2018 and 2019 and found that the maternal mortality rate jumped …

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/us/visualizing-us-black-maternal-healthcare-inequities/index.html

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US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new …

(8 days ago) WEBThe US maternal mortality rate fell from 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 to 22.3 per 100,000 in 2022, according to the report, published Thursday …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/health/maternal-mortality-cdc-report/index.html

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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health - Blue Cross Blue Shield

(8 days ago) WEBThe overall SMM rate (excluding blood transfusions 4) rose by 9% for all women between 2018 and 2020, from 63.4 per 10,000 hospital deliveries in 2018 to 69.2 …

https://www.bcbs.com/the-health-of-america/reports/racial-disparities-in-maternal-health

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Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021

(4 days ago) WEBThis report presents maternal mortality rates for 2021 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System. A maternal death is defined by the World Health Organization as …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm

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Maternal mortality numbers in the U.S. have been overestimated

(8 days ago) WEBThe CDC's National Center for Health Statistics' most recent report put the U.S. maternal mortality rate at a whopping 32.9 deaths per 100,000 births. The …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/13/1238269753/maternal-mortality-overestimate-deaths-births-health-disparities

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBThis report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states. stroke, 10 maternal health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Linking the Boston Birth Cohort and Pregnancy to Early Life - ASPE

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) remain high and racial and ethnic disparities in these outcomes persist. For instance, …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/linking-boston-birth-cohort-pregnancy

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What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial …

(2 days ago) WEBMaternal Health. Prior to the Dobbs ruling there were already significant racial disparities in pregnancy-related and infant mortality, which may widen due to …

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/what-are-the-implications-of-the-dobbs-ruling-for-racial-disparities/

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US maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after 3 years of increases

(4 days ago) WEBAmong racial and ethnic groups, Black women had the highest rates. Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-maternal-mortality-rates-fell-2022-after-3/story?id=109821531

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Maternal Mortality - LAist

(7 days ago) WEBThere continue to be enormous racial disparities in the U.S. maternal mortality rate as well — the rate for Black women was 49.5 deaths per 100,00 births in …

https://laist.com/brief/news/health/the-cdc-says-maternal-mortality-rates-in-the-us-got-better-after-a-pandemic-spike

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