In 2024, the number of U.S. mothers who died as a result of pregnancy or childbirth dropped compared to 2023. But while slightly fewer Black mothers died that year, they still had three times the mortality rate of white women. South Carolina's rates of maternal deaths outpaced even the national rates. In fact, the state's overall rate of maternal deaths between 2019 and 2023 was higher...
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