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MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates for U.S. pregnant women or those who had just delivered jumped sharply during the first year of the pandemic, new research
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth.
Deaths may have been directly related to COVID-19 or exacerbated by COVID-19 or by healthcare disruptions, study authors say.
Research shows that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. increased 33% after the beginning of the pandemic.
After March 2020, maternal mortality rates rose by 33%