maternal mortality rates

Volunteers gathered at the annual March for Babies walk in Downtown LA on Saturday, where families work to raise awareness and support for mothers and newborns facing challenges after birth. NBC4 and Telemundo 52 are media sponsors for the event for the eighth year in 2022.

March for Babies is one of the oldest charity walks in the country, according to one of the event’s organizers. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate has more than tripled in 35 years, according to a government report released Wednesday.

As women are looking to experience births with fewer interventions and less clinical, Kindred Space LA is offering a space, while aiming to reduce the shocking Black maternal mortality rate in LA County.

A new study out of the University of California – Irvine reveals that during childbirth, people with COVID-19 had increased need for intubation and ventilation, higher ICU admission rates and a higher mortality rate.