Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate is “terrible,” says Vox, and it’s at a “crisis level.” The New York Times says “we can stop” rising maternal mortality, which, they also say, is caused by (presumably ...

While birth outcomes have improved over the past five years, racial disparities still plague local infant mortality rates.

After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ...

Mortality surveillance is an important activity for capturing information on a population’s health. This retrospective surveillance analysis utilizes administrative data sources to describe active ...

Every August, for the past 22 years, Alesha Martin-Lane has mourned the loss of her daughter Tayler, who died at just five months old in 2003. Born prematurely with pediatric Graves’ disease—a rare ...

Background: The impact of neonatal mortality continues to be a challenge worldwide. Some of the causes of neonatal deaths ...