Jaime Bland

Sep 24, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Alan Lindemann |Christina Kelly |Shani Scott |Jaime Bland

Our increasing maternal mortality rate is gathering attention both nationally and internationally. The U.S. is 33rd among developed nations, and the rate is increasing. Indeed, as Neel Shah notes:Americans today are 50 percent more likely to die in the period surrounding childbirth than their own mothers. In 1974, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 9 per 100,000 live births. By 1980, the rate was 8 maternal deaths per 100,000 births.