A recent study published in JAMA Network Open revealed a 28% rise in U.S. pregnancy-related deaths between 2018 and 2022, with significant variations by state, race, and ethnicity. Analyzing CDC data, the study found 6,283 pregnancy-related deaths, peaking at 44.1 per 100,000 live births in 2021 before a slight decline in 2022. Higher rates were particularly noted in individuals aged 25 to 39. Disparities were attributed to differences in access to care and Medicaid coverage, with the researchers concluding that if all states matched California's standards, thousands of deaths could have been avoided.
"If all states could have performed as well as the highest performing state, like California, we could have avoided 2,679 pregnancy-related deaths in that four-year period."
"There really shouldn't be this level of variation across the states, and we need to do better across all the states," says Dr. Rose Molina.
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