In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States. A report by the Government Accountability Office has cited #COVID-19 as a contributing factor in at least 400 maternal deaths in 2021, accounting for much of the increase. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/health/covid-pregnancy-death.html
Covid Worsened a Maternal Mortality Crisis in the U.S.

In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures. Here’s how one family coped after the virus threatened a pregnant mother.

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