The rate of Americans dying while giving birth — or in the weeks afterward — increased by more than one-third in 2021 compared with a year earlier, with the burden of death disproportionately borne by communities of color, according to a new report.
The number of maternal deaths jumped to 1,205 in 2021, up from 861 the previous year, according to the report from the National Center for Health Statistics. This means the rate at which all people died of medical conditions caused or aggravated by pregnancy increased from 23.8 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Still, the shroud of death woven from pregnancy and childbirth did not cover all communities equally. The mortality rate was highest for Black women in 2021: 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, which was 2.6 times the rate for White women.
Rachel Hardeman, founding director of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. The mortality rate was highest for women older than 40: 138.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, which was 6.8 times higher than the rate for women younger than 25. The report showed both groups saw their maternal death rates increase in 2021.
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