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By Laura Ungar | The Associated Press FILE - Ansonia Lyons carries her son, Adrien Lyons, as she takes him for a diaper change in Birmingham, Ala., on

Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates over the course of two decades.

Mortality rates for Minnesotan Hispanic mothers increased by more than 105%.

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Among wealthy nations, the U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality, which is defined as a death during pregnancy or up to a year afterward. Common causes include excessive bleeding, infection, heart disease, suicide and drug overdose.

(AP) - A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled in two decades in unequal proportions.

For decades, frustrated birth advocates and medical professionals have tried to sound an alarm about the ways medicine has failed Black women. Historians trace that maltreatment to racist medical practices that Black people endured amid and after slavery.

By Kat Stafford | Photos by Wong Maye-e and video by Noreen Nasir | The Associated Press Angelica Lyons tears up while recalling her birthing experience

Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors dont take their concerns seriously. This is the first story in a five-part AP series examining health disparities experienced by Black Americans.

Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors dont take their concerns seriously. This is the first story in a five-part AP series examining health disparities experienced by Black Americans.