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U.S. Black women face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality

By PBS NewsHour  
   June 29, 2023

The CDC estimates that, in 2021, the maternal mortality rate among Black women was nearly 70 deaths for every 100,000 live births. That is 2.6 times the rate for white women, regardless of income or education.

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