Patient Engagement December 7, 2022
Sara Heath

Maternal mortality rates in the US are double those of Korea, the second-worst developed country for maternal health, the Commonwealth Fund reported.

A new Commonwealth Fund brief reports that the United States has maintained a global title it probably doesn’t want: the worst maternal mortality rates in the developed world.

The report found that maternal mortality is getting worse in all developed nations, but that the gap between the US and its similarly developed peers is getting bigger.

“The COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems across the world and may have played a role in limiting women’s access to health care,” the researchers wrote.

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