New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better numbers, too, but they are still far worse than the nation's overall. Especially ...

Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 maternal deaths in the U.S., translating to a mortality rate of 17.9 per 100,000 births. Maternal deaths are defined as those that occur while a woman is ...

Fewer U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows, and provisional data suggests the ...

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It's bad news for one Midland borough where women's healthy life expectancy has collapsed by nearly nine years ...

There is a major demographic transition in U.S. births, according to a research letter published online in JAMA Network Open. Amos Grünebaum, M.D., and Frank A. Chervenak, M.D., from Northwell Health ...

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White births have fallen again in the U.S., as the total number of births also fell across the nation. The nation’s number of white births fell from 52.6 percent in 2016 to 49.6 percent in 2024 - ...

About The Study: This analysis documents a major demographic transition; non-Hispanic white births now constitute less than half of U.S. births, while Hispanic births exceed one-fourth. These shifts ...

For the first time, births to non-Hispanic White women no longer make up the majority in the United States, marking a major demographic shift with implications for maternal health and health care ...

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