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Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths between 2017-19 were preventable: CDC

By Abigail Adcox
Published September 20, 2022 1:52pm ET
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Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths between 2017-19 were preventable: CDC
More than 84% of pregnancy-related deaths between 2017 and 2019 in the United States were “preventable,” while only 15% were nonpreventable, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Maternal Mortality Review Committees, which review deaths that occurred during or within a year of pregnancy, determined that the most […]

More than 84% of pregnancy-related deaths between 2017 and 2019 in the United States were “preventable,” while only 15% were nonpreventable, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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