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America’s Rising Maternal Mortality Rate Paints a Troubling but Incomplete Picture

Beyond disputes over how maternal mortality statistics are collected, real problems plague American maternity care.

American maternal mortality rates per 100,000 births by state, 2018-2022. US map.
American maternal mortality rates per 100,000 births by state, 2018-2022. US map. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Wikimedia Commons