Absolutely horrifying figures published by @mbrrace today. Deaths of mums during or soon after pregnancy and birth have increased significantly. The main pregnancy-related causes of death were blood clots, suicide, sepsis, and haemorrhage. So much of this is totally preventable.
Latest UK maternal mortality figures released today. The maternal death rate in 2020-22 was 13.41 per 100,000 maternities. This is significantly 53% higher than the rate of 8.79 deaths per 100,000 maternities in the previous three year period (2017-19). buff.ly/3HfFpCO
