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Gap in maternal mortality rates between black and white women widening, warn experts
THE gap in maternal mortality rates between black and white women is widening, experts and mothers warned MPs today.
Black mothers are five times more likely to die than white women in pregnancy and up to six weeks after giving birth.
But today the health and social-care committee, led by Tory MP Jeremy Hunt, heard from maternity experts that this disparity is growing.
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