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March 20, 2023

Maternal Mortality Rate Soared by 40% in 2021
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The maternal mortality rate in the United States skyrocketed in 2021,
with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women.
That's according to new CDC data, which said the U.S. saw a 40% increase
in maternal deaths in 2021 compared to the previous year, largely due to
the compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S.'s maternal
mortality rate is more than 10 times higher than the estimated rates in
other wealthy countries.


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