Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened,

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's according to federal health data released Wednesday.