The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
After an alarming spike in 2021, maternal mortality numbers the next year went back down, according to a report released Thursday. CDC Director Mandy Cohen says the rates are still too high.The data shows that 817 women died of maternal causes in the U.S. in 2022, compared to 1,205 in 2021.
"I really think that 2021 was actually an outlier because of the circumstances," Gillispie-Bell says."We know that because of COVID-19, there were disruptions to care that obviously impacted our ability to care for pregnant individuals, plus there were pregnant individuals who were dying from COVID." It's hard to know for certain since the CDC report did not include cause of death, she adds.
Hoyert also defends CDC's methodology."There was plenty of literature before we made the changes that we were underestimating without a checkbox, and so we did add the checkbox," she says, explaining that they have continued to do evaluations and issue guidance to ensure it's being used correctly. Dr. Gillispie-Bell says the public should still put a great deal of stock into CDC's analysis. She also pointed to the work of state maternal mortality review committees around the country – she is the medical director of the committee in Louisiana. They are supported and funded by CDC.
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