From left, Brittany Fatoma sits with her client Barbara Estrada during her delivery on Oct. 23, 2024, at University Hospital ...

We know that Black women are up to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

In a significant step toward reforming maternal and perinatal health governance, researchers behind the Lagos Verbal and Social Autopsy ...

Health experts say high maternity deaths in Lagos state may persist unless the barriers to professional care are removed.

Mental health was the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum Missourians in the state’s latest maternal mortality ...

In February 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the national MMR had dipped to 142. Between 2016 and 2023 it ...

Three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion care established by Roe v. Wade in ...

Tennessee's Maternal Mortality Review Committee no longer publishes quarterly updates that give recommendations based off maternal deaths.

Mississippi is implementing a new system of care to address its high maternal and infant mortality rates.

Many states have their own maternal health monitoring departments and organizations, which are often funded by the CDC, to provide data to track maternal mortality across different demographics.

Background Pregnant and recently pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at increased risk of death and serious complications than those without the infection. The extent of variation in mortality ...

Maternal Mortality falls sharply, but burden remains high: UN Report The report, covering data from 2000 to 2023, was developed by MMEIG, which includes the World Health Organization, UNICEF ...