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America’s federal budget deficit effectively doubled in the 2023 fiscal year as slumping tax receipts, rising interest rates and persistent demand for expiring pandemic relief benefits strained the nation’s finances. The latest Treasury Department figures showed a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion in 2023, up from $1.37 trillion in 2022. Those numbers make the deficit […]
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within them – fared worse […]
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The U.S. has a signifcantly higher maternal death rate than many other high-income countries, and maternal mortality among Black Americans is more than double that of white Americans. Jose Luis Pelaez via Getty Images The maternal death rate in the United States more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, according to a new study published […]
Maternal mortality in the US more than doubled between 1999 and 2019, according to new research, but not all racial and ethnic groups were equally impacted. The largest increase was seen among the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population and the highest rates of maternal mortality persist among Black women.1 The observational study from the Institute […]
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within them – fared worse […]
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within them – fared worse […]
Maternal death rates have been consistently highest among Black women. But they are also rising among other racial groups. JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF hide caption toggle caption JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF Maternal death rates have been consistently highest among Black women. But they are also rising among other racial groups. JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra […]
6 hours ago Image source, Getty Images Maternal mortality rates have doubled in the US over the last two decades – with deaths highest among black mothers, a new study suggests. American Indian and Alaska Native women saw the greatest increase, the study in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said. Southern states had […]
5 hours ago Image source, Getty Images Maternal mortality rates have doubled in the US over the last two decades – with deaths highest among black mothers, a new study suggests. American Indian and Alaska Native women saw the greatest increase, the study in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said. Southern states had […]