Data show a significant rise in maternal deaths in the UK, with 13.41 fatalities per 100,000 maternities; a concerning trend not witnessed since the early 2000s.
New data has exposed a surge in maternal deaths during childbirth, reaching the highest levels in two decades in the United Kingdom. Alarming statistics from an independent review of maternity.
The number of women dying in the UK during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05, latest figures show.
In 2020-22 there were 13.41 deaths in every 100 000 maternities,1 significantly higher than the maternal death rate of 8.79 deaths per 100 000 in 2017-19 and similar to 2003-05 (13.95 per 100 000).
The data, from a collaboration investigation by MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries), show that even …