Despite a fall in the US maternal mortality rate in 2022, the rate for Black women was still significantly higher than rates for White, Hispanic and Asian women.
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US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows
After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, Black women still had higher rates of maternal deaths than other women.
