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The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births among Black people in 2020, almost triple the rate for whites. Black and Hispanic people saw increases in pregnancy-related deaths, the white death rate remained essentially unchanged.

Feb. 23, 2022

(Associated Press — Feb. 23, 2022)