How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated
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from www.npr.org11 months ago
The widely reported issue of racial disparities in U.S. maternal mortality persists, even with the lower overall rate.
www.npr.orghttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/13/1238269753/maternal-mortality-overestimate-deaths-births-health-disparities
''Even if we say that the rate is 10 per 100,000 and not 30 per 100,000, it does not mean that we have to stop trying.' - K.S. Joseph, lead author of the study
www.npr.orghttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/13/1238269753/maternal-mortality-overestimate-deaths-births-health-disparities
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