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Black maternal mortality rises in Kansas study shows
New research from IHME and Mass General Brigham finds Black mothers in Kansas have seen sharp increases in death related to pregnancy from 1999 to 2019, with rates more than double those in Missouri Nebraska Colorado and Oklahoma. The study notes structural factors such as racial segregation and health care gaps, plus limited Medicaid expansion.
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U.S
Kansas
Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mass General Brigham
University of Washington
Greg Roth
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Sharla Smith
University of Kansas Medical Center
Smith
Caitlin Chiles
Hunter Health
Wichita
Chiles
Sedgwick County
USS
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Roth