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How New York is addressing health disparities in pregnancy-associated deaths

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There are also tremendous disparities as to who is most at risk Black women in the United States die at more than double the rate of white women. Maternal mortality is a public health crisis. In 2010, New York ranked 46th of 50 states for maternal mortality meaning New York had some of the highest maternal deaths.