The United States continues to have the highest level of mother’s mortality among wealthy nations – and new research suggests that the crisis is deepening.
A study published this week in Jama Network Open found that the rate of these “mostly preventable” deaths rose by nearly 28% between 2018 and 2022.
“The worrying rates in the US should be an urgent advantage of public health,” the study authors wrote, who also identified a disturbing gap between states when it comes to mother’s deaths.
An alarming increase in mother’s deaths
The study, using CDC data, focused on health issues during pregnancy and up to one year after birth.
Of the more than 18 million live births that took place during the four -year study period, researchers identified 6,238 pregnancy -related deaths among women aged 15 to 54.
In addition, nearly one -third of those deaths occurred more than six weeks after the birth of children.
“The late mother’s death occurs in what may be a gap of health care providing obstetric care and transition to primary care,” the study authors noted.
Crisis in the south
If you are in the southeast, the news is especially gloomy.
These states had the highest level of pregnancy -related deaths across the country from 2018 to 2022, with alabama led by 59.7 deaths per 100,000 live births. Mississippi took second place.
On the rolling side, California had the lowest level in the SH.BA at 18.5 deaths per 100,000, followed by Minnesota.
In particular, researchers said that if each state matched the California number, more than 2,679 deaths could have been avoided over the four -year extension.
New Hit mothers hardest
The study found that the rate of pregnancy -related deaths rose from 25.3 to 100,000 live births in 2018 to a peak of 44.1 in 2021, which coincides with the height of the coronavirus pandemia. The rate then dropped slightly to 32.6 in 2022.
As death growth occurred in all age groups, women aged 25 to 39 suffered the most important rise.
Cardiovascular Disease-The number one number of pregnancy-related deaths in general-reserved a major role in The Spike, Dr. Rose L. Molina, one of the study’s authors, told the New York Times.
She explained that pregnancy puts additional stress on the heart and can aggravate hidden or existing conditions such as high blood pressure. At the same time, cardiovascular disease itself is becoming more common in young adults.
“We seem to be as a society earlier, this is why we are seeing this in that particular age group,” said Molina, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
Other leading culprits who promote the increase in deaths include cancer, mental health issues, substance abuse and alcohol. The study does not include accidents, suicides or other deaths that are not medically related to pregnancy.
Racial and ethnic division
In addition to state inequalities-by states, researchers also identified gaps in the expansion of pregnancy-related deaths between different races and ethnicities.
Native women of America and Alaskan faced the highest tariffs, followed by black women.
The study’s authors said this suggests that “these groups can face inequality in postpartum care, as well as other socio -economic and systemic challenges that affect the health results of the mother.”
On the other side of the spectrum, pregnancy -related deaths were lower among white, Hispanic and Asian women.
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