Pregnancy-related deaths back down to pre-pandemic levels, CDC data says
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Though the data is not yet finalized, new information from the CDC shows that pregnancy-related deaths have returned to pre-pandemic levels. COVID-19 seems to be the main explanation.
COVID-19 seems to be the main explanation for the improvement, said Donna Hoyert, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maternal mortality researcher.
The coronavirus can be particularly dangerous to pregnant women. And, in the worst days of the pandemic, burned out physicians may have added to the risk by ignoring pregnant women’s worries, experts say.
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