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U.S. maternal mortality more than doubled since 1999, most deaths among Black women - study

The maternal mortality rate in the US doubled between 1999 and 2019, with the highest rates among Native American and Black populations.
Mental health conditions, excessive bleeding, and cardiovascular issues are the most common causes of maternal mortality in the US.
Factors contributing to the rise in maternal mortality include late pregnancies, inadequate access to healthcare, and systemic racism faced by different racial and ethnic groups.

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Odessa American

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Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate - Odessa American

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within them – fared worse than others. The findings were laid out in a new study published Monday in the …

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Black maternal mortality in Arkansas has doubled in two decades, study shows

The rate at which Black women in Arkansas die during childbirth or within a year of giving birth rose 110% from 1999 to 2009, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Nationally, “maternal mortality remains unacceptably high among all racial and ethnic groups,” but American Indian, Alaska Native and Black “individuals are at increased risk, particularly in several states where these inequities had…

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Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled in two decades. In Louisiana, dramatic increases seen for both Black and white mothers

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled in two decades in unequal proportions. Black mothers died at

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West Hawaii Today

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Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate - West Hawaii Today

Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally.

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Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

By Laura Ungar Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or ethnic groups within them – fared worse than others. The findings were laid out in a new study published July 3, in the Journal of the Ame…

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