Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as ...

In 2021 and 2022, the maternal death rate for Black women was about 2.6 times higher than white women. The data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic, at its peak, impacted all pregnant women.

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps ...

Racial Gap Widened in Deaths Among US Moms Around the Time of Childbirth NEW YORK (AP) — Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth ...

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths. Among those infections is COVID-19. The coronavirus and its complications proved dangerous to ...

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths. Among those infections is COVID-19. The coronavirus and its complications proved dangerous to pregnant ...

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That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest in more than 50 years. Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.