Deadly Deliveries

Maternal mortality is increasing nationally. A total of 54 women died in 2004 and it is estimated that more than 13 women will die for every 100,000 babies born in the United States. A number of factors are contributing to the increase in maternal mortalities, including: the rising age at which women have children, the obesity epidemic, and a decrease of practicing obstetricians. In New York, where rates are among the highest in the country, another leading factor is the growing number of poor and immigrant patients. Please click here for more.