In 2019, the U.S. maternal death rate was 20.1 per 100,000 women, according to the CDC, significantly higher than the 17.4 per 100,000 recorded in. For Black women, the maternal death rate was more than double the overall -- 44 per 100,000 in 2019.
As sobering as the problem is, recent developments have sparked hope that reversing the course is possible. Among them:rankings Dec. 7, highlighting facilities that perform well on key quality indicators. It plans to update the report annually.
What percentage got pre-natal care? Curious where the system is broken