The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

In 2024, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births — the lowest level since 2018, according to a CDC report published March 4. Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 ...

Total abortion bans effective by early 2023 were associated with a 1.57% monthly birth-rate increase, approximately 1,210 additional births per month and ~14,500 additional births across 13 states in ...

I am a mother of three raising my family in Arkansas--a state that has confronted hard truths about maternal health and chosen to act. It is time the rest of the country does the same.

Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center. The Trump ...

Bronson Health's Centering Program is giving expecting mothers in Kalamazoo County more time with clinicians, peer support, ...

Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed – is having a moment in the U.S. Demographers generally gauge births in a population with a measure called the total ...