Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

Maternal deaths in the US totaled 649 in 2024, showing a slight decline from 669 deaths in 2023 according to provisional CDC data.

Black women living in states with abortion bans were more likely to have preterm babies, compared with what would be expected ...

*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...

There were 3.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. The rate was highest among non-Hispanic Black women, and researchers found significant variance by geographic region.

In their new book After the Spike, demographers Dean Spears and Michael Geruso make the counterintuitive case for worrying less about overpopulation and more about depopulation. Comparing it to ...