Researchers analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics and found from March 2020 through December 2020, maternal deaths increased by 33% compared to the two years prior.
New data from a study by researchers at the University of Maryland shows the pandemic has led to increases in the number of women who die from complications following childbirth.
In communities of color, the rise was even more pronounced as maternal deaths among Black women increased by 40%, and maternal deaths among Hispanic women increased by 74%. According to National Institutes of Health, the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths is suicide, and the second leading cause is accidental drug overdose, two areas exacerbated by pandemic-related stress.
There is also the direct effect that racism has on a woman’s body and how it increases levels of anxiety and depression, a process known as maternal weathering.
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