US maternal mortality hits highest rates since 1965
Posted on AllSides March 17th, 2023
From The Right
AP
Maternal deaths in the US have surged to the highest rate in nearly six decades, a new report has revealed.
The number of mothers who died during or shortly after pregnancy rose to 1,205 in 2021 for a maternal mortality rate of 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, the National Center for Health Statistics said Thursday.
The new numbers marked a 40% increase from 861 maternal deaths in 2020 and 754 in 2019.
The troubling statistics are the country’s highest since 1965, according to the Wall Street Journal.
