Data: CDC; Note: A death is considered preventable if the committee determines that there was at least some chance of the death being averted by one or more reasonable changes to patient, community, provider, facility, and/or systems factors. Preventability was unable to be determined for 22 pregnancy-related deaths; Chart: Nicki Camberg/Axios
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths that occurred between 2017 and 2019 were preventable, according to a new CDC report released Tuesday.
Why it matters: Researchers found six underlying causes accounted for the majority of fatalities: mental health conditions, hemorrhaging, heart problems, infections, blood clots and cardiomyopathy. The leading causes varied by race and ethnicity.
