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Blue Cross Blue Shield report finds racial and ethnic inequities in maternal health complications climbed during COVID-19 pandemic

Pennsylvania saw a 13% increase in severe maternal morbidity rates for commercially insured members from…

Ajé KingSeptember 30, 2022

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study finds higher childbirth complication rates for Black and Hispanic women regardless of age

In Philadelphia region, severe maternal morbidity rates are nearly 190 percent higher for Black women…

Ajé KingJune 8, 2021

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Blue Cross Blue Shield report finds racial and ethnic inequities in maternal health complications climbed during COVID-19 pandemic

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study finds higher childbirth complication rates for Black and Hispanic women regardless of age

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