Missouri maternal mortality report shows rate for Black women 2.5 times that of white women

Missouri maternal mortality report shows rate for Black women 2.5 times that of white women

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday published its multi-year maternal mortality report. The report included data from 2019-23 and determined there were 340 deaths in total. The mortality rate of Black women who went through pregnancy was 2.5 times higher the rate of white women’s, the report says. The post Missouri maternal mortality report shows rate for Black women 2.5 times that of white wom…