Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that mothers have decreased in the United States, with the exception of black mothers.
new Report The agency's National Health Statistics Center, issued Wednesday, found that 669 women died from maternal causes in 2023 compared to 817 women who died from the same cause in 2022. .
Currently, maternal mortality rates for all mothers in the United States, regardless of race, have decreased from 22.3 in 2022 to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
Research shows that maternal mortality rates among white non-Hispanic and Hispanic women fell significantly in 2023.
Among white non-Hispanic women, maternal mortality rates decreased from 19 to 14.5 per 100,000 births between 2022 and 2023, and from 16.9 to 12.4 for Hispanic women.
Maternal mortality rates have decreased slightly from Asian women, down from 13.2 to 10.7 per 100,000 births in 2022, according to CDC data.
The mortality rate among non-Hispanic black women increased over two years, between 49.5 and 50.3 per 100,000 births.
CDC officials noted that the increase in pregnancy-related deaths among black women is “not statistically significant.” However, the data show that black women are more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than women of other racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Racism Inside the health care system Similarly, lower health insurance coverage and access to care is why black women are at a higher risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth. Health experts say.
The data comes after President Trump ordered a moratorium on communications between all external federal health agencies in late January.
