Maternal mortality can be influenced by existing comorbidities. This speaks to the need for women to have adequate access to comprehensive healthcare to address chronic health concerns prior to becoming pregnant.
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a type of diabetes diagnosed in pregnancy that can be managed through healthy eating and medication. This condition can be harmful to mothers and babies by increasing the risk of a large for gestational age baby, need for cesarean section, preeclampsia, and low blood sugar.
Learn how THT is addressing maternal mortality and gestational diabetes.
Key Facts
- The maternal mortality rate for Trenton from 2009-2017 was 37.2 deaths/100,000 live births.
- Inequities in mortality rates are evident when prevalence is broken down by race and ethnicity. Black mothers are almost twice as likely to die during pregnancy, delivery, or the postpartum period as any other race/ethnic group in New Jersey.
- Hypertension and cardiovascular disease account for more than 15% of pregnancy-related deaths. In Trenton more than half of all women enter pregnancy being overweight or obese.
- Gestational diabetes occurs in 6-9% of pregnancies nationwide. However, approximately 10.3% of New Jersey women 18-44 years who had a live birth were diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
- Approximately 4.9% of New Jersey women 18-44 years who had a live birth were diagnosed with type I or type II diabetes prior to pregnancy.
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