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The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails To Capture Many Deaths

February 24, 2020 By Nina Martin, Propublica.org , , ,
Late last month, maternal health experts from around Illinois were videoconferencing in Chicago and Springfield, poring over the files of expectant and new mothers who’d died in the state in 2017. Many of the deaths could have been prevented if only medical and other providers had understood the special risks that women face during this critically vulnerable time.

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