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President Biden Tackles Black Maternal Health with New Executive Orders

The Administration has invited all states to provide full Medicaid benefits during pregnancy and the extended postpartum period. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recent data show that Black women are roughly two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than non-Hispanic White women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that two out of three of these deaths are preventable.

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