Maternal Deaths on the Rise in the United States
The state of Texas, known for its love of football and barbeque, has now become known for something else entirely: its climbing rate of maternal deaths. According to a new study, Texas now has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world.
The September 2016 study “Recent Increases in the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate: Disentangling Trends from Measurement Issues” found that the number of women in Texas who died from complications related to pregnancy doubled from 2010 to 2014.
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