newsMaternal Death Rates Doubled in the Past 20 Years in the USShare Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. progressively worsened from 1999 to 2019, a new study finds, and Black populations face the greatest risk. Read more: https://www.livescience.com/health/fertility-pregnancy-birth/maternal-death-rates-doubled-in-the-past-20-years-in-the-us