Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States

This paper discusses structural and social determinants of racial disparities with a focus on the Black maternal mortality crisis in the United States.

Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality - CDC

Every pregnancy-related death is tragic, especially because more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Recognizing ...

Closing the Coverage Gap Would Improve Black Maternal Health

Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: High and Rising. Copy link ... An estimated 700 to 900 women in the United States die each year from pregnancy- ...

Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health - KFF

Despite this decline, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries and the maternal mortality rate for Black ...

Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis | Johns Hopkins

CDC data show that Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, with most of the ...

Black Maternal Health Disparities: Understanding and Resources

Black women in the United States face a maternal mortality rate that is two to three times higher than that of white women.

Black Women's Maternal Health

Destigmatize and Treat Black Maternal Mental Health · MMH conditions affect one in five women and are a leading cause of maternal mortality. · Black mothers are ...

The Momnibus Act | Black Maternal Health Caucus - House.gov

The Momnibus takes action through historic investments that address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.

U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Comparison | Commonwealth Fund

And within the U.S., the rate is by far the highest for Black women. Most of these deaths — over 80 percent — are likely preventable. With ...

Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality

Discussions of the maternal health crisis in the United States often exclude this condition that disproportionately affects women of color, with ...

State Health Policy Resources toPromote Black Maternal ... - NASHP

Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRC). Review of maternal deaths is vital to inform prevention efforts. · Postpartum Coverage Extension in ...

The White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis

This maternal health crisis is particularly devastating for Black women, Native women, and women in rural communities who all experience ...

Federal Government and States Take Action to Protect Black ...

Despite having the highest healthcare spending among high-income countries, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among those countries. And ...

Maternal Death Among U.S. Black Women | PRB

Maternal Death Among U.S. Black Women · U.S. Black women are over three times more likely to die in pregnancy or postpartum than white women.

Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021 - CDC

In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black (subsequently, Black) women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times ...

Black Maternal Health in the U.S. - Tulane University

Efforts to address maternal mortality among Black mothers include policy changes to increase access to quality health care, improving healthcare ...

Fighting the Maternal Mortality Crisis - Rollins School of Public Health

In 2021, maternal mortality (defined as a death during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy) rose by 40 percent in the U.S., with Black women ...

Policies Reducing Maternal Morbidity Mortality Enhancing Equity

As bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate seeks to address the maternal health crisis and narrow racial ...

State Strategies to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis - NASHP

Systemic racism, a driver of these inequities, also fuels disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality – Black women are four-times more likely to die from ...

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions ...

America's maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native ...