Maternal health quality varies widely by state: report

Healthcare DIVE July 24, 2024
Susanna Vogel

In states with more restrictive abortion bans, maternal health providers tend to be more scarce and maternal deaths were typically higher, according to the Commonwealth Fund.

Dive Brief:

• The majority of southern states ranked among the worst in the nation for maternal health and reproductive services offerings, warns a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, an independent research organization.
• Mississippi, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma and Arkansas ranked the lowest on 32 measures of healthcare quality and outcomes, access and affordability. Some Northeastern states — Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire — ranked the highest.
• Geographic divides in care access have deepened in the years following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision and could further sharpen without...

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