Health Equity

Women dying from pregnancy and childbirth is still a problem in the United States, CDC report shows

Abstract: The number of women dying each year due to pregnancy or childbirth in the United States has remained steady and some women remain more at risk of death than others, according to a new government report.

Publication: CNN

Date Published: January 30, 2020

Author(s): Jacqueline Howard

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