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title: maternal mortality
date: 2023-07-24T15:02:00-04:00
author: Grace Koch
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# maternal mortality

Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Rates of maternal mortality are unacceptably high in many places in the world, and disproportionately affect women who are already socially, economically, and culturally marginalized.

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