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Yenupini Joyce Adams

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality – the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth – is not a rare tragedy. Globally, the maternal mortality rate is unacceptably high – about 260,000 women died during and following pregnancy and
Yenupini Joyce Adams, University of Notre Dame 27 May 2026

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