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U.S. deaths during pregnancy or shortly after spiked in the pandemic's first year, especially among Black and Hispanic women, a report said.

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 11:44 AM EST

The new report, from the National Center for Health Statistics, found that the rate of maternal deaths rose 14 percent, to 861 in 2020 from 754 in 2019.

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