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Worsening US Maternal Death Rates

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The Importance of Data Collection in Pregnancy Care

More than 1,200 people died of maternal causes in the U.S. in 2021 - a 40% increase from the previous year. In all races and ethnicities, across all ages of pregnant people, the trends are getting worse over time. So how are we to make sense of these numbers? And more importantly, what can we do to reverse these trends? I'm joined today by three national experts in this field.

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