PHIT Score ยท Maternal & Reproductive Burden

National Maternal Health Overview

State-level maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, doula access, 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage, and the Black maternal mortality crisis powering the FFH PHIT Score Maternal sub-indicator. Data sourced from CDC PMSS, MMRCs, and HRSA.

32.9
Per 100K โ€” U.S. MMR
3ร—
Black vs White MMR
80%
Preventable deaths
69K
Severe maternal morbidity cases/year
12 mo
Postpartum Medicaid (40 states)

Key Facts

The numbers that show why this condition matters โ€” sourced from federal surveillance and peer-reviewed evidence.

Highest
Maternal mortality in dev. world
CDC PMSS โ€” U.S. ranks last.
3.6ร—
Black vs White MMR
CDC PMSS 2024 โ€” racial disparity.
80%
Preventable
CDC MMRC โ€” review-determined.
12%
Get a doula
HRSA โ€” doula access gap.
1 in 3
Maternal deaths postpartum
CDC โ€” 1 yr after delivery.
64%
Postpartum visit attendance
CDC โ€” postpartum care gap.

PHIT Score Preview

How this condition contributes to The Force for Health Population Health Intelligence Technology (PHIT) score โ€” the composite that lets a chamber, payer, or community see their burden + leverage at a glance.

Maternal Health PHIT Sub-Score PREVIEW
52
/ 100
This is the illustrative composite for a benchmark U.S. county. Click in for the full PHIT Scorecard to see your own region.
12-mo postpartum Medicaid
82%
โ†‘ trending
Doula coverage
18%
โ†‘ trending
Severe maternal morbidity
69K
โ†“ trending
Black-White MMR ratio
3.6
โ†“ trending

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Data Sources