Pregnancy-related deaths double in Texas after cuts to women’s health services

Texas has seen an “unusual,” dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy-related causes in the last five years, according to a new study.

The state’s rate of maternal mortality nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014, according to research published by the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Although maternal mortality rates are up nationwide, no other state experienced such a sharp rise, the study’s authors found...
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