NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years. COVID-19 seems to be the main explanation for the improvement, said Donna Hoyert, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maternal mortality researcher. The coronavirus can be particularly dangerous to pregnant women. And, in the worst days of the pandemic, burned out physicians may have added to the risk by ignoring pregnant women’s worries, experts say. Fewer death certificates are mentioning COVID-19 as a contributor to maternal deaths. The count was over 400 in 2021 but fewer than 10 last year, Hoyert said. |
Sullinger leads Shenzhen past Beijing in CBA playoffsDesert tourist attractions fuel travel enthusiasm in NW ChinaBilbao end 40IOC, UEFA to monitor betting integrity ahead of major eventsPalestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 33,175: ministryLa Liga returns with big game in BernabeuDesert tourist attractions fuel travel enthusiasm in NW ChinaSports events in Shanghai generates $516M in consumptionVerstappen eases to win in 2024 F1 season openerChina emerges as leading source of foreign investment in Tanzania: officials