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  • U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Soared 40% During COVID-19 Pandemic

    14 days ago - By Time

    The U.S. maternal mortality rate, already far higher than peer countries, soared during the pandemic.
    More than 1,200 women in the U.S. died of complications arising from pregnancy or childbirth in 2021, a 40% jump from 2020, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That amounts to 32.9 deaths for every 100,000 live births.
    The spread of COVID-19 was partly responsible for the grim statistic, with about a quarter of 2020 and 2021 deaths attributed to the virus, according to an October report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
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  • U.S. pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after Covid spike

    14 days ago - By STAT

    NEW YORK - Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.
    More than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to a final tally released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, there were 733 maternal deaths, according to preliminary agency data, though the final number is likely to be higher.
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