The ongoing spectre is the black maternal mortality rate, at 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births (2023 figures from CDC) compared to white (14.5), Asian (10.7) and Hispanic (12.4).

I don't have numbers for 2024-2026 but can only imagine it's gotten worse and more disproportional as access to maternity healthcare deteriorates further in the US.

Compared to the rest of the industrialized world, the US sucks when it comes to maternity mortality and infant mortality.