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After spiking during COVID, pregnancy deaths in the U.S. have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But that's still much higher than in decades past.

Officials say the 2022 maternal death rate is on track to get close to pre-pandemic levels. But that's not great: The rate before COVID-19 was the highest it had been in decades.

After spiking during COVID, pregnancy deaths in the U.S. have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But that's still much higher than in decades past.

After spiking during COVID, pregnancy deaths in the U.S. have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But that's still much higher than in decades past.

After spiking during COVID, pregnancy deaths in the U.S. have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But that's still much higher than in decades past.

After spiking during COVID, pregnancy deaths in the U.S. have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But that's still much higher than in decades past.

Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.

A new report found that states that have banned or curtailed abortion have higher maternal and infant death rates, particularly among certain minorities.

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Births at home have reached highest levels since at least 1990, CDC researchers say