U.S. maternal mortality rate & the UMW

The U.S. maternal mortality rate has been on the rise for three decades. Over 700 women die annually in the United States of complications related to pregnancy and two-thirds of those deaths are preventable. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) black mothers in the United States die at 3 to 4 times the rate of white mothers, which is one of the widest racial disparities in women’s health. Black mothers are also 243% more likely to dies from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes.

United Methodist Women invites you to take action by contacting your legislators on the local and national level to push for support of legislation that will benefit all of our women in the push to end maternal mortality. On the local level, your United Methodist Women units and circles can provide spaces for women to share their maternal stories of complications and joys whey they gave birth or of being born and develop shared experiences in your community.

Read more at this link.