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A newly released report from the Mississippi State Department of Health finds that an increasing number of mothers in the state have died in recent years due to pregnancy complications.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/maternal-deaths-and-disparities-increase-in-mississippi/"></div>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened in recent years, according to a report released Thursday by the state’s Department of Health. The Mississippi Maternal Mortality Report shows that the maternal mortality rate increased by […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on...
The latest Mississippi Maternal Mortality Report, released today, shines a glaring light on even greater disparities between white and black outcomes for new mothers.
Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth..
There is a big gap between the health of black mothers and that of white mothers in Mississippi in the months after a baby is born.