The rate of Texas women who died because of pregnancy or childbirth rose sharply in 2020 and 2021 to the highest since the state started tracking maternal deaths in 2013.
Even excluding deaths related to COVID-19, the numbers were worse than usual, reversing two years of progress in driving the maternal mortality rate downwards.this month analyzing pregnancy-related deaths within one year of childbirth. The committee, which works on a several year delay, closely analyzed cases from 2020.
But the report shows, once again, that maternal mortality does not impact every community equally. Black women are about 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth than white women. Both Black and Hispanic women saw a sharp increase in pregnancy-related mortality between 2019 and 2020 — for Hispanic women the rate increased nearly 9 points to 22.2, and for Black women more than 11 points to 39.
In the latest report, the top recommendations are a more general call to improve access to comprehensive health care services, as well as prioritizing resources for pregnant and postpartum patients in public health emergencies and engaging Black communities to address disparities. “Texas has vast resources at our disposal that can, and must, be leveraged to improve health outcomes for Texas moms,” she said.The maternal mortality committee, which was formed with bipartisan support in 2013, has come under increased scrutiny in the last few years.
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