The United States has an unacceptably high maternal mortality rate and it is getting worse. The latest data from the CDC shows that maternal mortality increased significantly between 2018 and 2019, topping out at the highest recorded rate since the agency began tracking the rate more than 30 years ago. A country’s maternal mortality rate … Continue reading Federal and State Policymakers Must Address Alarmingly High Maternal Mortality Rates and Racial Disparities