The rate of maternal mortality related to cardiovascular causes more than doubled between 1999 and 2022 in the United States, ...

One study found that Black women were 3 times more likely to die of maternal deaths due to cardiovascular disease than White ...

Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders, such as preeclampsia, remain the leading causes of maternal mortality globally, highlighting persistent gaps in access to effective care in low-income countries.

The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is ...

A 2024 March of Dimes report card showed Ohio’s infant mortality rate at 7.1 deaths for every 10,000 births, ranking Ohio ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified severe heavy bleeding known as haemorrhage, and hypertensive disorders ...

In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban. The Texas Heartbeat Act allows an exception only if a pregnant ...

A team of experts and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have joined for a project to tackle the leading global cause of ...

Rick: Global causes of maternal deaths over the last decade from 2009 to 2020. This is data from the World Health Organization Mortality Database, and reports from various countries, and national ...

The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate (GRHD) is struggling to meet the global maternal health ratio of less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births due to low skilled delivery .

The Maternal Mortality Ratio declined from 130 per 100,000 live births in 2014-16 to 97 per 100,000 live births in 2018-20 ...

The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9 million, according to two new reports ...