Among high-income countries, the US has one the of highest rates of maternal mortality, defined as death during or within a year after pregnancy.
or drug abuse, are the most common cause, followed by excessive bleeding and cardiovascular issues.
at Mass General Brigham in Boston, Massachusetts. What has been missing is how these numbers differ between racial and ethnic groups in each state, she says.Bryant and her colleagues analysed data from the National Vital Statistics System, which tracks births and deaths across the country, between 1999 and 2019.
Native American populations, including Alaska Natives, saw the biggest uptick, with a more than three-fold increase in the maternal mortality rate from 19.0 per 100,000 live births to 69.3. Among white people, the maternal mortality rate also tripled, from 9.2Get the most essential health and fitness news in your inbox every Saturday.For the Black population, it rose from 31.4 to 67.6 per 100,000 live births. In both the Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander groups, it reached 20.
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