Figure. US Maternal Mortality Rates (95% CI) Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race and Ethnicity (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Figure. US Maternal Mortality Rates (95% CI) Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race and Ethnicity

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The analysis of maternal mortality after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic showed a 40% jump among already high rates for non-Hispanic Black women and a 74% jump among formerly lower rates in Hispanic women.

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Marie E. Thoma, PhD; Eugene R. Declercq, PhD in JAMA Network Open

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