Maternal mortality rate (MMR) measures deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or post-delivery. Understanding its causes highlights critical gaps in healthcare access, nutrition and maternal safety.
The United States’ maternal mortality rate has improved in recent years, but it continues to lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic ...
Our weekly conversation about the numbers that chart progress continues. Last week, we began a weekly conversation from Headway about the indicators that help us understand how the U.S. and the wider ...
The Indiana Department of Health said the infant mortality rate in 2025 is on par with the lowest rate since record-keeping ...
This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Women's health is facing a significant shortage of professionals and resources. Maternal ...
Because the primary causes of pregnancy-related mortality vary by race and ethnicity, it is crucial to consider whether ...
Provisional data from the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) show the 2025 infant mortality rate (IMR) in Indiana is 6.3 ...
North Carolina had the 12th highest child mortality rate in the nation in 2024, losing ground to other states from the previous year when it had the 17th highest child death rate. Excluding infants, ...