Maternal death rate is on the rise in the US, the CDC reports
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The CDC's new report, out this week — about the maternal mortality rates for 2021 — showed an upward trend in women who died of maternal causes in the U.S.
In 2021, the report showed that 1,205 women died of maternal causes — an increase of more than 33% over 2020 and 46% more than 2019. Black women experienced 2-½ times the rate of maternal deaths as White women. The doctor identified a need for programs dedicated to caring for women at risk before, during and after pregnancy. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
For every 100,000 live births in 2021, there were 32.9 maternal deaths, compared to 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019, the report stated.
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