Mississippi is taking steps to address its high maternal and infant mortality rates. The Mississippi Hospital Association ...

HF is the primary cause of complications in pregnant women with dilated cardiomyopathy, with most maternal deaths occurring postdelivery.

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

Advocates say they’re continuing efforts to support and save mothers amid what they’re calling a national maternal health ...

Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a ...

A new national analysis reveals that the most common causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women are not traditional medical complications, but preventable injuries and violence.

Banning abortion nationwide would potentially raise U.S. maternal death rate by as much as 24%, a new analysis by researchers at the University of Colorado suggests. The study, published June 29 in ...

The increased number of state-level abortion restrictions in the U.S. was associated with a parallel increase in maternal ...

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock will receive $40 million in federal funding aimed largely at ...