Maternal Mortality

Health News Florida

Racial gap widened in deaths among U.S. moms around the time of childbirth

Associated Press

The CDC report on the 2023 deaths was drawn from death certificates. The CDC counts women who died while pregnant, during childbirth and up to 42 days after birth.

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