U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Surged in 2020
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The gap between Black and white women also increased during the first year the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, new data shows.
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The US maternal mortality rate increased nearly 40% in 2021, was
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Maternal mortality rates increased during 1st year of COVID
Arise Women's Institute
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Maternal mortality rates by age U.S. 2021
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After a jump in maternal mortality for Hispanic women, a search
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Covid Worsened a Maternal Mortality Crisis in the U.S. - The New
Arise Women's Institute
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As US maternal mortality rates surge, Idaho abandons panel
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States Extend Medicaid for New Mothers, Even as They Reject Broader Expansion
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U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Surged in 2020
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Idaho dissolves maternal mortality review committee, as deaths
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New study challenges scale of maternal health crisis in the US
Arise Women's Institute