Maternal mortality in the US has more than doubled since 1999, with most deaths occurring among black women
The number of American women who died within a year of pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest deaths among black women, researchers said Monday.There were an estimated 1,210 maternal deaths in 2019, compared with 505 in 1999, according to a study published in the medical journal JAMA.The largest increases over time were seen among American Indian and Alaska Native women, the researchers said.The number of deaths per 100,000 live births increased from 12.7 to 32.2 overall, from 14.0 to 49.2 among American Indians and Alaska Natives, from 26.7 to 55.4 among blacks , from 9.6…
