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Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.

That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest in more than 50 years. Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.

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Asian American women also saw a decrease, from 13 to 11 deaths per 100,000 live births. Common causes of maternal deaths included excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections such as ...