maternal mortality

The study found that to a certain extent, income is protective: the highest-income Americans living in California had the lowest rates of infant and maternal mortality. But disparity in outcomes by race persists even for the highest-income Black moms and babies.

A research team led by a University of Michigan medical professor found that hospital deaths during childbirth actually fell by more than half from 1995 through 2015. But it also found that a majority of pregnancy-related deaths now occur either before or after birth.

If you’re a woman in the United States, you’re more likely to die from pregnancy-related problems than in any other developed country. Now, researchers…

A new report on maternal deaths in Michigan says 66 deaths between 2011 and 2015 were related to pregnancy.The report, issued by the Michigan Department…

A new website lets people check on their hospital's track record, and compare it with the track record of other hospitals.VerifyMICare.org includes rates…

A new Michigan law requires doctors or hospitals to report deaths of women during pregnancy or within one year of pregnancy.The requirement starts April…