US preterm birth and maternal mortality rates are alarmingly high, outpacing those in all other high-income countries
- Written by Sonia Hassan, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University
Maternal and infant health crises are growing worse in the U.S.LWA/Dann Tardif/Digital Vision via Getty ImagesEvery two minutes, in about the time it takes to read a page of your favorite book or brew a cup of coffee, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to a February 2023 report from the World Health Organization. The report...




