Doubling of maternal deaths in U.S. 'scandalous,' rights group says


STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Amnesty International report calls for better maternal care in United States
• "Women are more likely to die than in 40 other countries," Amnesty says
• CDC: Whites' mortality rate is 9.5 per 100,000 pregnancies, blacks' rate is 32.7
• The report also noted that severe pregnancy-related complications that nearly cause death -- known as "near misses" -- have increased by 25 percent since 1998.
• Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/12...ex.html?hpt=T1

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