New CDC Report Shows Declining Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States

Published: 02/07/2025

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report with maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System. According to the World Health Organization maternal mortality is defined as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or i…

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