Fetal mortality rates declined among Black women in 2020 but were still much higher than other racial or ethnic groups in the U.S., new federal data shows.
Researchers found that, overall, there were 21,105 fetal deaths in 2021, an increase of 1% from the 20,854 fetal deaths reported in 2020.
The report also found Black women were the only racial/ethnic group to see a significant change for mortality rates, declining 4% from 10.34 to 9.89. "Their rates are still almost double the average rate for all women," he said. "So, it's good to see that there is a small decrement in deaths for that group, but there's still a fair way to go.""We can always be cautiously optimistic, but this is really early data and it will be important to document that this is a durable decrease, and not to rest on our laurels," Manning added.
"So maybe there's been more attention to improving access and care for Black women, one would hope hypothesize that," Manning said., which could lead to them having more access to health care."You shouldn't think that there's something genetic or inherent about Black pregnant people that causes them to have worse outcomes," Manning said.
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