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Texas Officials Remain Mum on Maternal Death Rate Data

Maternal death rates are higher in Texas than the rest of the U.S. — as well as in most industrialized countries — but state officials have declined to release data that could be used to understand and reverse the trend.

by Sarah Schroeder

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Maternal death rates are higher in Texas than the rest of the U.S. — as well as in most industrialized countries— but state officials have declined to release data that could be used to understand and reverse the trend. (The Dallas Morning News)

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