Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rose in 2020, Especially Among Black Mothers
The U.S. maternal mortality rate has more than tripled in 35 years, according to a government report released Wednesday.
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The U.S. maternal mortality rate has more than tripled in 35 years, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate has more than tripled in 35 years, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The US maternal mortality rate -- already the worst in the industrialized world -- rose in 2020 to its highest level in half a century, with Black women three times more likely to die than white women, data showed Wednesday. Across the world, maternal mortality dropped throughout the 20th century thanks to advances in medical care such as antibiotics and basic hygiene.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate has more than tripled in 35 years. It's not clear how much COVID-19 played a direct role in the increase in 2020.
Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year,...