Black maternal mortality remains disproportionately high

Summary

This article by Samantha Anderer looks at the results of a US National Center for Health Statistics report into maternal deaths. The results show that the US maternal mortality rate was more than three times higher for Black women than for those of any other racial or ethnic group in 2023. Although the overall maternal mortality rate in the US has declined every year since 2021, it remained substantially higher than in other high-income nations, with research suggesting that many such deaths are preventable.