Maternal deaths have more than doubled, with Black and AIAN mothers seeing the highest rates

KUNC | By Emma VandenEinde

Published September 20, 2023 at 9:47 AM MDT

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A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant women to measure the heartbeat of the fetus on Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. Maternal deaths more than doubled nationwide, and Black and American Indian and Alaska Native mothers had the highest rates, according to a new study.

Maternal deaths nationwide more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The research also showed that death rates are especially high for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native moms.

Maternal deaths nationwide more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The research also showed that death rates are especially high for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native moms.