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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Eleanor Klibanoff

New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist

A pregnant Nancy Pedroza, 27, touched her stomach at her parent's house where she was residing during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Fort Worth on April 5, 2020.
A pregnant woman touches her stomach in April 2020 at her parents’ North Texas house, where she was residing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A new state report released Thursday shows that severe medical complications from pregnancy and childbirth increased significantly between 2018 and 2020. (Credit: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare)

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At least 118 women dead and nearly 200 children left without a mother.

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