Using the CDC’s way of counting, the maternal mortality rate more than doubled over that time frame, from about 9.7 deaths per 100,000 live births in the first period to 23.6 deaths per 100,000 ...

Burton and Brace say Black doulas can help minimize maternal mortality rates among women of color and the Lansing area needs more of them. Ingham County’s initiative will train up to 26 through ...

While the new study says the CDC has been overestimating U.S. maternal mortality rates, some health experts have argued there are pregnancy-related deaths that aren’t captured by the agency’s data but ...