Pregnancy-Related Deaths Increased During Pandemic, Disproportionately Affects Black People, According to Report
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During the first year of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, pregnancy-related deaths for mothers in the United States increased and they disproportionately affected Black people, according to the Associated Press.