The top cause of death, according to data, was mental health conditions, leading to suicide and overdose.
, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. "The majority of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, highlighting the need for quality improvement initiatives in states, hospitals, and communities that ensure all people who are pregnant or postpartum get the right care at the right time.
Among those pregnancy-related deaths that had the information, 82 were determined to be by suicide, and 29 were determined to be homicide, according to the report. The CDC also found that the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths varied by race and ethnicity.
Most pregnancy-related deaths of AI/AN people were determined to be preventable. About 64% of deaths occurred between seven days to one year after pregnancy, the CDC said. More than half of the deaths in the CDC’s report happened up to one year after the baby was born.
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