Becker's Healthcare August 28, 2024
While some measures of maternal health are improving, deep disparities remain in health outcomes and drivers, according to the UnitedHealth Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Data Brief.
The brief, published Aug. 27, analyzes 14 measures linked to maternal and infant health.
Lisa Saul, MD, UnitedHealthcare’s national medical director of maternal child health, said in a statement shared with Becker’s the data shows consistent disparities in health outcomes by race/ethnicity, education and income.
Five concerning trends, according to Dr. Saul:
- American Indian/Alaska Native, Black and Hawaiian/Pacific Islander women have rates of maternal mortality 2.5 to 4.5 times greater than other groups.
- Severe maternal morbidity was 2 times higher among Black mothers...
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