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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

Season 18 Episode 1802 | 26m 46s | CC

Pregnant women in the United States are more than twice as likely to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth than those in most other high- income countries in the world. And behind these statistics lie startling racial disparities in the care, treatment, and health outcomes for women of color.

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