Pregnancy-related death rate on the rise

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Pregnancy-related death rate on the rise

sfgate.com

The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade, prompting doctors to worry about the dangers of obesity in expectant mothers and about...

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