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Why are NC women dying during and after pregnancy? A new report examines the causes

By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: Drug overdoses, infections and homicides were the top three causes of pregnancy-related deaths in North Carolina from 2018 to 2021. That’s according to a report released last month by North Carolina’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee, a volunteer group of multidisciplinary experts that examines all deaths during pregnancy or within one […]

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