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Childbirth is Extremely Deadly For Black Women

thenorthstar
May 20, 2019
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Childbirth remains a potentially deadly endeavor for any American woman. Women are more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States than in any other developed country. For new mothers the prognoses are far worse: Black women are three or four times more likely to succumb to pregnancy-related complications than white women. T…

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