How COVID Impacted Maternal Health #shorts
Channel: MedPage Today
Date: 02/04/2024

After March 2020, maternal deaths increased by 33.3%, which was higher than the 22% overall excess death estimate expected to result from the pandemic, according to a 2022 study in JAMA Network Open. 

Monica McLemore PhD, MPH, RN, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mortality and how it exacerbated healthcare disparities for pregnant individuals.

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