COVID-19 Linked to Increase in US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

October 20, 2022

(Associated Press) – COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday. The report lays out grim trends across the country for expectant mothers and their newborn babies. (Read More)