AI-powered perinatal monitoring system cuts newborn intensive care admission at Baylor

Healthcare IT News: Much has been reported in the media about the maternal mortality crisis in the United States. The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate among the world's developed nations – 26 per 100,000 live births.

While maternal mortality rates are decreasing in other developed countries such as Germany, France, England, Japan and Canada, it's steadily climbing in the United States. Two women die every single day during childbirth in the United States. Further, about 137 women per day – 50,000 per year – suffer severe complications or life-threatening injuries.

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