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The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why.
                            
                            Hasnain says:
                            
                            
Long and enlightening read.
"In the US, childbirth has been growing more dangerous recently. Maternal mortality — defined as the death of a mother from pregnancy-related complications while she’s carrying or within 42 days after birth — in the US soared by 27 percent, from 19 per 100,000 to 24 per 100,000, between 2000 and 2014."
Posted on 2017-11-01T17:11:18+0000