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The U.S. maternal mortality rate, already far higher than peer countries, soared during the pandemic.
More than 1,200 women in the U.S. died of complications arising from pregnancy or childbirth in 2021, a 40% jump from 2020, according to data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That amounts to 32.9 deaths for every 100,000 live births.
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