Doctors last Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality throughout the country and to lower barriers that have hindered people of color from becoming medical professionals.
A large nationally representative study shows in-hospital delivery-related maternal mortality rates improved 57 percent between 2008 and 2021, despite identified increases in severe maternal morbidity (SMM).
A study from the University of Washington released Monday shows maternal mortality rates more than doubled in some states between 1999 and 2019, with sharp increases for some racial and ethnic groups.
