Post by addisona on Feb 25, 2022 10:02:28 GMT
US maternal deaths rise during pandemic amid racial disparities
Pregnancy-related deaths for mothers in the United States climbed higher in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, according to a government report, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people.
A National Center for Health Statistics report published on Wednesday found that in 2020, there were almost 24 deaths per 100,000 births, or 861 deaths total – numbers that reflect mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth or the year after. The rate was 20 per 100,000 in 2019.
Across the world, maternal mortality dropped throughout the 20th century, thanks to advances in medical care such as antibiotics and basic hygiene. But the US has seen backsliding since the year 2000, unlike most other countries.
In fact, the last time the US rate was officially this high was in 1968, though a new reporting methodology was introduced in 2018
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/23/us-maternal-deaths-rise-during-pandemic-amid-racial-disparities
Pregnancy-related deaths for mothers in the United States climbed higher in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, according to a government report, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people.
A National Center for Health Statistics report published on Wednesday found that in 2020, there were almost 24 deaths per 100,000 births, or 861 deaths total – numbers that reflect mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth or the year after. The rate was 20 per 100,000 in 2019.
Across the world, maternal mortality dropped throughout the 20th century, thanks to advances in medical care such as antibiotics and basic hygiene. But the US has seen backsliding since the year 2000, unlike most other countries.
In fact, the last time the US rate was officially this high was in 1968, though a new reporting methodology was introduced in 2018
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/23/us-maternal-deaths-rise-during-pandemic-amid-racial-disparities