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With high Black maternal death rates, the U.S. has the second-worst maternal mortality rate in the world.

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Out of 31 highly-developed nations, the U.S. has the second-worst maternal mortality rate from 2000-2013. In the United States, pregnancy-related mortality is three to four times higher for Black women than white women.