In 2021, the U.S. had one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the country’s history, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
, was an accomplished scientist, working as an epidemiologist at the CDC in Atlanta.
Wanda Irving says her daughter’s death was preventable – she attributes it to racism within the health care system, to doctors ignoring her daughter’s symptoms and health risks. Irving is working to raise awareness of the toll of maternal mortality, she says, because she doesn’t want another little girl or a little boy to grow up without their mother’s love.
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: Well, this is an annual report from the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of CDC. It looked at deaths of pregnant women up to 42 days after delivery. And in all, there were 1,205 maternal deaths in 2021. There were increases across all age groups and racial groups, and the overall rate is alarming as well. That’s the number that’s per 100,000 births. The rate of maternal deaths in the U.S. in 2021 was 32.9. That is huge.
PFEIFFER: You know, Selena, we’re talking about numbers and data here, but it’s worth saying out loud that every time a woman dies during or after childbirth, that means a newborn left behind. SIMMONS-DUFFIN: She went back to the hospital again and again, but kept getting sent home. And about three weeks after she gave birth, she collapsed at home and died. So Wanda Irving now lives in her daughter’s house and is raising her granddaughter, who’s now 6 years old. And she’s bright but struggles with her loss.
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